9 Blessed is he that taketh and dasheth thy babes against a stone!

Psalm 137

David.

1 I praise thee with all my heart, I sing unto thee before the gods.

2 I worship before Thy holy temple, and I praise Thy name for Thy mercy and for Thy truth: for Thou hast magnified Thy word above all Thy name.

3 In the day that I cried, you heard me, and gave cheerfulness to my soul.

4 All the kings of the earth shall glorify thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth

5 and they shall sing the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord.

6 The Lord is exalted: he sees the humble, and the proud he knows from afar.

7 If I walk in the midst of adversity, Thou shalt revive me, Thou shalt stretch out Thy hand against the fury of my enemies, and Thy right hand shall save me.

8 The Lord will do it for me! Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the work of Thy hands.

Psalm 138

To the head of the choir. Psalm of David.

1 Lord! You have tested me and you know.

2 Thou knowest when I sit down and when I rise; Thou knowest my thoughts from afar.

3 Whether I walk, whether I rest, you surround me, and all my ways are known to you.

4 Yet there is not a word on my tongue, but you, O Lord, already know it perfectly.

5 Behind and in front Thou hast encompassed me, and hast laid Thy hand upon me.

6 Wondrous is [Thy] knowledge unto me, that it is high, that I cannot comprehend it.

7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit, and whither shall I flee from thy presence?

8 If I ascend into heaven, Thou art there; if I descend into hell, and there Thou art there.