Study Desk

Sing ye to God -- praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah [is] His name, and exult before Him.

Thy company have dwelt in it, Thou preparest in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.

Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.

Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.

God Himself [is] to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.

Thy God hath commanded thy strength, Be strong, O God, this Thou hast wrought for us.

To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.

I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.

For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.

For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.

And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.

And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.

Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,

And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress -- haste, answer me.

Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.

And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.

Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence -- for a trap.

For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.

Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.

For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.