diff --git a/19-PSA.usfm b/19-PSA.usfm index 691b5c81..7c37f456 100644 --- a/19-PSA.usfm +++ b/19-PSA.usfm @@ -3274,180 +3274,184 @@ \m \d A psalm of Asaph. \q -\v 1 The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, has spoken -\q and called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. +\v 1 The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, +\q2 has spoken and called the earth +\q2 from the rising of the sun to its setting. \q \v 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, -\q God has shone. +\q2 God has shone. \s5 \q \v 3 Our God comes and does not stay silent; -\q a fire devours before him, -\q and it is very stormy around him. +\q2 a fire devours before him, +\q2 and it is very stormy around him. \q \v 4 He calls to the heavens above -\q and to the earth so that he may judge his people: +\q2 and to the earth so that he may judge his people: \q \v 5 "Gather my faithful ones together to me, -\q those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice." +\q2 those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice." \s5 \q \v 6 The heavens will declare his righteousness, -\q for God himself is judge. +\q2 for God himself is judge. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 \q \v 7 "Hear, my people, and I will speak, Israel, -\q and I will testify against you. -\q I am God, your God. +\q2 and I will testify against you. +\q2 I am God, your God. \q \v 8 I will not reprove you for your sacrifices; -\q your burnt offerings are always before me. +\q2 your burnt offerings are always before me. \s5 \q \v 9 I will take no bull out of your house, -\q or male goats out of your folds. +\q2 or male goats out of your folds. \q \v 10 For every animal of the forest is mine, -\q and the cattle on a thousand hills. +\q2 and the cattle on a thousand hills. \q \v 11 I know all the birds of the mountains, -\q and the wild beasts of the field are mine. +\q2 and the wild beasts of the field are mine. \s5 \q \v 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you; -\q for the world is mine, and everything in it. +\q2 for the world is mine, and everything in it. \q \v 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls -\q or drink the blood of goats? +\q2 or drink the blood of goats? \s5 \q \v 14 Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, -\q and pay your vows to the Most High. +\q2 and pay your vows to the Most High. \q \v 15 Call on me in the day of trouble; -\q I will rescue you, and you will glorify me." +\q2 I will rescue you, and you will glorify me." \s5 \q \v 16 But to the wicked God says, -\q "What have you to do with declaring my statutes, +\q2 "What have you to do with declaring my statutes, \q that you have taken my covenant in your mouth, -\q +\q2 \v 17 since you hate instruction -\q and throw my words away? +\q2 and throw my words away? \s5 \q \v 18 When you see a thief, you agree with him; -\q you participate with those who commit adultery. +\q2 you participate with those who commit adultery. \q \v 19 You give your mouth to evil, -\q and your tongue expresses deceit. +\q2 and your tongue expresses deceit. \q \v 20 You sit and speak against your brother; -\q you slander your own mother's son. +\q2 you slander your own mother's son. \s5 \q \v 21 You have done these things, but I have kept silent, -\q so you thought that I was someone just like yourself. -\q But I will reprove you and bring up, right before your eyes, all the things you have done. +\q2 so you thought that I was someone just like yourself. +\q But I will reprove you +\q2 and bring up, right before your eyes, all the things you have done. \q \v 22 Give this careful consideration, you who forget God, -\q otherwise I will tear you to pieces, -\q and there will be no one to come to help you! +\q2 otherwise I will tear you to pieces, +\q2 and there will be no one to come to help you! \s5 \q \v 23 The one who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving praises me, -\q and to anyone who plans his path in the right way -\q I will show God's salvation." +\q2 and to anyone who plans his path in the right way +\q2 I will show God's salvation." \s5 \c 51 \m \d For the chief musician. A psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone into Bathsheba. \q -\v 1 Have mercy on me, God, because of your covenant faithfulness; -\q for the sake of the multitude of your merciful actions, blot out my transgressions. +\v 1 Have mercy on me, God, +\q2 because of your covenant faithfulness; +\q for the sake of the multitude of your merciful actions, +\q2 blot out my transgressions. \q \v 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity -\q and cleanse me from my sin. +\q2 and cleanse me from my sin. \s5 \q \v 3 For I know my transgressions, -\q and my sin is always before me. +\q2 and my sin is always before me. \q \v 4 Against you, you only, I have sinned -\q and done what is evil in your sight; +\q2 and done what is evil in your sight; \q you are justified when you speak; -\q you are blameless when you judge. +\q2 you are blameless when you judge. \s5 \q \v 5 See, I was born in iniquity; -\q as soon as my mother conceived me, I was in sin. +\q2 as soon as my mother conceived me, I was in sin. \q \v 6 See, you desire trustworthiness in my inner self; -\q and you teach me wisdom in the secret place within. +\q2 and you teach me wisdom in the secret place within. \s5 \q \v 7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; -\q wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. +\q2 wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. \q \v 8 Make me hear joy and gladness -\q so that the bones that you have broken may rejoice. +\q2 so that the bones that you have broken may rejoice. \q \v 9 Hide your face from my sins -\q and blot out all my iniquities. +\q2 and blot out all my iniquities. \s5 \q \v 10 Create in me a clean heart, God, -\q and renew a right spirit within me. +\q2 and renew a right spirit within me. \q \v 11 Do not drive me away from your presence, -\q and do not take your holy Spirit from me. +\q2 and do not take your holy Spirit from me. \s5 \q \v 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, -\q and sustain me with a willing spirit. +\q2 and sustain me with a willing spirit. \q \v 13 Then will I teach transgressors your ways, -\q and sinners will be converted to you. +\q2 and sinners will be converted to you. \s5 \q \v 14 Forgive me for shedding blood, God of my salvation, -\q and I will shout for the joy of your righteousness. +\q2 and I will shout for the joy of your righteousness. \q \v 15 Lord, open my lips, -\q and my mouth will express your praise. +\q2 and my mouth will express your praise. \q \v 16 For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; -\q you have no pleasure in burnt offerings. +\q2 you have no pleasure in burnt offerings. \s5 \q \v 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. -\q You, God, will not despise a broken and a contrite heart. +\q2 You, God, will not despise a broken and a contrite heart. \q \v 18 Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; -\q rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. +\q2 rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. \q \v 19 Then will you delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, -\q in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; -\q then our people will offer bulls on your altar. +\q2 in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; +\q2 then our people will offer bulls on your altar. \s5 \c 52 @@ -3455,78 +3459,81 @@ \d For the chief musician. A maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said to him, "David has come to the house of Ahimelek." \q \v 1 Why are you proud of making trouble, you mighty man? -\q The covenant faithfulness of God comes every day. +\q2 The covenant faithfulness of God comes every day. \q \v 2 Your tongue plans destruction -\q like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. +\q2 like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. \s5 \q \v 3 You love evil more than good -\q and lying rather than speaking righteousness. +\q2 and lying rather than speaking righteousness. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 \q \v 4 You love all words that devour others, -\q you deceitful tongue. +\q2 you deceitful tongue. \q \v 5 God will surely destroy you forever; -\q he will take you up and pluck you out of your tent -\q and root you out of the land of the living. +\q2 he will take you up and pluck you out of your tent +\q2 and root you out of the land of the living. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 \q \v 6 The righteous will also see it and fear; -\q they will laugh at him and say, +\q2 they will laugh at him and say, \q \v 7 "See, this is a man who did not make God his refuge, -\q but he trusted in the abundance of his wealth, -\q and he was strong when he destroyed others." +\q2 but he trusted in the abundance of his wealth, +\q2 and he was strong when he destroyed others." \s5 \q \v 8 But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; -\q I will trust in the covenant faithfulness of God forever and ever. +\q2 I will trust in the covenant faithfulness of God forever and ever. \q \v 9 I will give you thanks forever for what you have done. -\q I will wait for your name, because it is good, -\q in the presence of your faithful ones. +\q2 I will wait for your name, because it is good, +\q2 in the presence of your faithful ones. \s5 \c 53 \m \d For the chief musician; set to Mahalath. A maschil of David. \q -\v 1 A fool says in his heart, "There is no God." +\v 1 A fool says in his heart, +\q2 "There is no God." \q They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity; -\q there is no one who does good. +\q2 there is no one who does good. \q -\v 2 God looks down from heaven on the children of mankind +\v 2 God looks down from heaven +\q2 on the children of mankind \q to see if there are any who understand, -\q who seek after him. +\q2 who seek after him. \q \v 3 They have all turned away. Together they have become corrupt. -\q There is not one who does good, not even one. +\q2 There is not one who does good, +\q2 not even one. \s5 \q \v 4 Do those who behave wickedly have no understanding— -\q those who devour my people as if they were eating bread -\q and they do not call on God? +\q2 those who devour my people as if they were eating bread +\q2 and they do not call on God? \q \v 5 There they are, in great fear, -\q where there was nothing to cause them to be afraid; +\q2 where there was nothing to cause them to be afraid; \q for God will scatter the bones of those who encamp against you; -\q you put them to shame, -\q for God has rejected them. +\q2 you put them to shame, +\q2 for God has rejected them. \s5 \q \v 6 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! -\q When God brings back his people from the captivity, -\q then Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad! +\q2 When God brings back his people from the captivity, +\q2 then Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad! \s5 \c 54