O Lord, our Lord,
How glorious is Thy name in all the
earth!
Whose majesty is rehearsed above the
heavens.
Out of the mouth of babes and
sucklings hast Thou founded
strength,
Because of Thine adversaries;
That Thou mightest still the enemy
and the avenger.

When I behold Thy heavens, the work
of Thy fingers,
The moon and the stars, which Thou
hast established;
What is man, that Thou art mindful
of him?
And the son of man, that Thou thinkest
of him?
Yet Thou hast made him but little
lower than the angels,
And hast crowned him with glory and
honour.
Thou hast made him to have dominion
over the works of Thy hands;
Thou hast put all things under his
feet;
Thou destroyest them that speak
falsehood;
The Lord abhorreth the man of blood
and of deceit.
But as for me, in the abundance of Thy
lovingkindness will I come into Thy
house;
I will bow down toward Thy holy
temple in the fear of Thee.

O Lord, lead me in Thy righteousness
because of them that lie in wait for
me;
Make Thy way straight before my face.
For there is no sincerity in their mouth;
Their inward part is a yawning gulf,
Their throat is an open sepulchre;
They make smooth their tongue.
Hold them guilty, O God,
Let them fall by their own counsels;
Cast them down to the multitude of
their transgressions;
For they have rebelled against Thee.

So shall all those that take refuge in
Thee rejoice,
They shall ever shout for joy,
And Thou shalt shelter them;
Let them also that love Thy name exult
in Thee.
For Thou dost bless the righteous;
O Lord, Thou dost encompass him
with favour as with a shield.