סָפַר

To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.

Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?

Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.

To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.