set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
[4]
A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
[5] Whoso privily slandereth his
neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
[6] Mine eyes
shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he
shall serve me.
[7] He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not
tarry in my sight.
[8] I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from
the city of the LORD.
Pss.102
[1] Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
[2] Hide not thy face from me in the day
when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.
[3] For my
days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
[4] My heart is smitten, and
withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
[5] By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones
cleave to my skin.
[6] I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
[7] I watch, and
am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
[8] Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that
are mad against me are sworn against me.
[9] For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink
with weeping,
[10] Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me
down.
[11] My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
[12] But thou, O LORD,
shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
[13] Thou shalt arise, and have mercy
upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
[14] For thy servants take pleasure in
her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
[15] So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all
the kings of the earth thy glory.
[16] When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
[17]
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
[18] This shall be written for the
generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
[19] For he hath looked
down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
[20] To hear the
groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
[21] To declare the name of the LORD
in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
[22] When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to
serve the LORD.
[23] He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
[24] I said, O my God,
take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
[25] Of old hast thou
laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
[26] They shall perish, but
thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and
they shall be changed:
[27] But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
[28] The children of
thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
Pss.103
[1] Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
[2] Bless the LORD, O my
soul, and forget not all his benefits:
[3] Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
[4]
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
[5]
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
[6] The LORD
executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
[7] He made known his ways unto Moses,
his acts unto the children of Israel.
[8] The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous
in mercy.
[9] He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
[10] He hath not dealt with
us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
[11] For as the heaven is high above the
earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
[12] As far as the east is from the west, so far
hath he removed our transgressions from us.
[13] Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth
them that fear him.
[14] For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
[15] As for man, his
days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
[16] For the wind passeth over it, and it is
gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
[17] But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to
everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
[18] To such as keep
his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
[19] The LORD hath prepared
his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
[20] Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel
in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
[21] Bless ye the LORD,