THE
BOOK OF PSALMS
Psalms 1-3
1
¶ Blessed is the man who does not walk in the
counsel of the ungodly, or stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of
the scornful.
2
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and he meditates on his law
day and night.
3
For he will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth
its fruit in its season; his leaf also will not wither; and whatever he does
will prosper.
4
¶ The ungodly are not so: but are like
the chaff that the wind drives away.
5
Therefore the ungodly will not stand in the judgment, nor
sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly will
perish.
Psalm
2
1
¶ Why do the heathen rage, and the people plot in
vain?
2
The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers conspire together,
against the LORD, and against his Messiah his anointed, saying,
3
Let us tear off their chains, and free ourselves from their restraint.
4
He who sits in the heavens will laugh: the Lord will have contempt for them.
5
Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them by his wrath.
6
Yet have I installed my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
7
¶ I will declare the decree: the LORD has said to me, You
are my Son; this day have I begotten you.
8
Ask me, and I will give you the heathen for your inheritance, and
the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
9
You will break them with a rod of iron; you will smash them to pieces like a
potter’s vessel.
10
¶ Therefore be wise, O you kings: be warned, you judges of the earth.
11
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
12
Embrace the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in
the way, in a moment when his anger is aroused. Blessed are all those
who put their trust in him.
Psalm
3
A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
1
¶ LORD, how those who trouble me have increased! those
who rise up against me are many.
2
There are many who say of me, There
is no help for him in God. Selah.
3
But you, O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory, and the one who lifts up
my head.
4
¶ I cried aloud to the LORD, and he heard me from his holy mountain. Selah.
5
I lie down and sleep; and awake; because the LORD sustained me.
6
I will not be afraid of tens of thousands, who attack me on all sides.
7
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for you have struck all my enemies on
the cheek; you have broken the teeth of the ungodly.
8
Salvation belongs to the LORD: your blessing is upon your people.
Selah.