How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, for ever: how long wilt thou
hide thy face from me?
2 How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and be so vexed in my
heart: how long shall mine enemies triumph over me?
3 Consider, and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, that I
sleep not in death.
4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him: for if I be
cast down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it.
5 But my trust is in thy mercy: and my heart is joyful in thy
salvation.
6 I will sing of the Lord, because he hath dealt so lovingly with
me: yea, I will praise the Name of the Lord most Highest.
PSALM 14. _Dixit insipiens_.
The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God.
2 They are corrupt, and become abominable in their doings: there
is none that doeth good, no not one.
3 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men: to
see if there were any that would understand, and seek after God.
4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become
abominable: there is none that doeth good, no not one.
5 Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues have they
deceived: the poison of asps is under their lips.
6 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: their feet are
swift to shed blood.
7 Destruction and unhappiness is in their ways, and the way of
peace have they not known: there is no fear of God before their
eyes.
8 Have they no knowledge, that they are all such workers of
mischief: eating up my people as it were bread, and call not
upon the Lord?
9 There were they brought in great fear, even where no fear was:
for God is in the generation of the righteous.
10 As for you, ye have made a mock at the counsel of the poor:
because he putteth his trust in the Lord.
11 Who shall give salvation unto Israel out of Sion? When the
Lord turneth the captivity of his people: then shall Jacob rejoice,
and Israel shall be glad.