God

And they sing in the ways of Jehovah, For great is the honour of Jehovah.

For high is Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

If I walk in the midst of distress Thou quickenest me, Against the anger of mine enemies Thou sendest forth Thy hand, And Thy right hand doth save me.

Jehovah doth perfect for me, O Jehovah, Thy kindness is to the age, The works of Thy hands let not fall!

To the Overseer. --A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.

Thou--Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.

For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!

Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.

Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?

If I ascend the heavens--there Thou art , And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee!

Also there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me.

Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as is darkness so is light.

For Thou--Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.

I confess Thee, because that with wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul is knowing it well.

My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part of earth.

Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed--And not one among them.

And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God, how great hath been their sum!

I recount them! than the sand they are more, I have waked, and I am still with Thee.

Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!

Who exchange Thee for wickedness, Lifted up to vanity are Thine enemies.

Do not I hate, Jehovah, those hating Thee? And with Thy withstanders grieve myself?

Search me, O God, and know my heart, Try me, and know my thoughts,

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

I have said to Jehovah, `My God art Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.'