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Chapter 108

1A song, a psalm by David.

2My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and chant praises even with my soul.

3Awake, O lyre and harp; I shall awaken the dawn.

4I will thank You among the nations, Lord; I will sing praises to You among the peoples.

5Indeed, Your kindness reaches above the heavens; Your truth reaches to the skies.

6Be exalted upon the heavens, O God, [show] Your glory upon all the earth.

7That Your beloved ones may be delivered, help with Your right hand and answer me.

8God spoke in His holiness that I would exult, I would divide portions [of the enemies' land], I would measure the Valley of Succot.

9Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, and Ephraim is the stronghold of my head, Judah is my prince.

10Moab is my washbasin, I will cast my shoe upon Edom, I will shout over Philistia.

11Who brings me to the fortified city? Who led me unto Edom?

12Is it not God, Who has [until now] forsaken us, and did not go forth, O God, with our armies?

13Give us help against the adversary; futile is the help of man.

14Through God we will do valiantly, and He will trample our oppressors.

Chapter 109

David composed this psalm while fleeing from Saul. At that time he faced many enemies who, despite acting friendly in his presence, spoke only evil of him; he therefore curses them bitterly.

1For the Conductor, by David, a psalm. O God of my praise, be not silent.

2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful have opened against me; they spoke to me with a false tongue.

3They have surrounded me with words of hate, and attacked me without cause.

4In return for my love they hate me; still, I am [a man of] prayer.

5They placed harm upon me in return for my favor, and hatred in return for my love.

6Appoint a wicked man over him; let an adversary stand at his right.

7When he is judged may he go out condemned; may his prayer be considered a sin.

8May his days be few; may another take his position.

9May his children be orphans and his wife a widow.

10May his children wander about and beg; may they seek charity from amid their ruins.

11May the creditor seize all that he has, and may strangers plunder [the fruits of] his labor.

12May he have none who extends him kindness, and may none be gracious to his orphans.

13May his posterity be cut off; may their name be erased in a later generation.

14May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the Lord, and the sin of his mother not be erased.

15May they be before the Lord always, and may He cut off their memory from the earth.

16Because he did not remember to do kindness, and he pursued the poor and destitute man and the broken-hearted, to kill [him].

17He loved the curse and it has come upon him; he did not desire blessing, and it has remained far from him.

18He donned the curse like his garment, and it came like water into his innards, like oil into his bones.

19May it be to him like a cloak in which he wraps himself, as a belt with which he girds himself always.

20This is from the Lord for the deeds of my enemies, and [for] those who speak evil against my soul.

21And You, God, my Lord, do [kindness] with me for the sake of Your Name; for Your kindness is good, rescue me!

22For I am poor and destitute, and my heart has died within me.

23Like the fleeting shadow I am banished, I am tossed about like the locust.

24My knees totter from fasting, and my flesh is lean without fat.

25And I became a disgrace to them; they see me and shake their heads.

26Help me, Lord, my God, deliver me according to Your kindness.

27Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, Lord, have done it.

28Let them curse, but You will bless; they arose, but they will be shamed, and Your servant will rejoice.

29May my adversaries be clothed in humiliation; may they wrap themselves in their shame as in a cloak.

30I will thank the Lord profusely with my mouth, and amid the multitude I will praise Him,

31when He stands at the right of the destitute one to deliver him from the condemners of his soul.

Chapter 110

This psalm records the response of Eliezer, servant of Abraham (to those who asked how Abraham managed to defeat the four kings). He tells of Abraham killing the mighty kings and their armies. Read, and you will discover that the entire psalm refers to Abraham, who merited prominence for recognizing God in his youth.

1By David, a psalm. The Lord said to my master, "Sit at My right, until I make your enemies a stool for your feet.”

2The staff of your strength the Lord will send from Zion, to rule amid your enemies.

3Your people [will come] willingly on the day of your campaign; because of your splendid sanctity from when you emerged from the womb, you still possess the dew of your youth.

4The Lord has sworn and will not regret: "You shall be a priest forever, just as Melchizedek!”

5My Lord is at your right; He has crushed kings on the day of His fury.

6He will render judgement upon the nations, and they will be filled with corpses; He will crush heads over a vast land.

7He will drink from the stream on the way, and so will hold his head high.

Chapter 111

This psalm is written in alphabetical sequence, each verse containing two letters, save the last two verses which contain three letters each. The psalm is short yet prominent, speaking of the works of God and their greatness.

1Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart, in the counsel of the upright and the congregation.

2Great are the works of the Lord, [yet] available to all who desire them.

3Majesty and splendor are His work, and His righteousness endures forever.

4He established a memorial for His wonders, for the Lord is gracious and compassionate.

5He gave food to those who fear Him; He remembered His covenant always.

6He has declared the power of His deeds to His people, to give them the inheritance of nations.

7The works of His hands are true and just; all His mandates are faithful.

8They are steadfast for ever and ever, for they are made with truth and uprightness.

9He sent redemption to His people, [by] commanding His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His Name.

10The beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord; sound wisdom for all who practice it-His praise endures forever.

Chapter 112

This psalm, too, follows alphabetical sequence, each verse containing two letters, save the last two which contain three letters each. It speaks of the good traits man should choose, and of how to give charity-the reward for which is never having to rely on others.

1Praise the Lord! Fortunate is the man who fears the Lord, and desires His commandments intensely.

2His descendants will be mighty on the earth; he will be blessed with an upright generation.

3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

4Even in darkness light shines for the upright, for [He is] Compassionate, Merciful, and Just.

5Good is the man who is compassionate and lends, [but] provides for his own needs with discretion.

6For he will never falter; the righteous man will be an eternal remembrance.

7He will not be afraid of a bad tiding; his heart is steadfast, secure in the Lord.

8His heart is steadfast, he does not fear, until he sees his oppressors [destroyed].

9He has distributed [his wealth], giving to the needy. His righteousness will endure forever; his might will be uplifted in honor.

10The wicked man will see and be angry; he will gnash his teeth and melt away; the wish of the wicked will be ruined.