Psalms

The prayer book of the Bible

1. Verse 1Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
2. Verse 2When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.
3. Verse 3The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
4. Verse 4I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
5. Verse 5Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.
6. Verse 6For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
7. Verse 7But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
8. Verse 8For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
9. Verse 9But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10. Verse 10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.