For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.

Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.

Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;

Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.