A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

{There is} no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, {ye are} God's building. {husbandry: or, tillage}

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

[A Song of degrees of David.] If {it had not been} the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do {it}.

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, {which} shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, {make...: or, are the LORD's remembrancers}

And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do {it}: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, {even} my God, {will be} with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon. {ambushes: Heb. liers in wait}

And if Christ be not risen, then {is} our preaching vain, and your faith {is} also vain.

[A Song of degrees.] Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

[A Song of degrees.] I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. {I will...: or, Shall I lift up mine eyes to the hills? whence should my help come?}

[A Song of degrees.] In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race {is} not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

[A Song of degrees.] They that trust in the LORD {shall be} as mount Zion, {which} cannot be removed, {but} abideth for ever.

And he built his sanctuary like high {palaces}, like the earth which he hath established for ever. {established: Heb. founded}

He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I {will be} his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

[A Song of degrees.] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. {turned...: Heb. returned the returning}

His watchmen {are} blind: they are all ignorant, they {are} all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. {sleeping: or, dreaming, or, talking in their sleep}

[A Song of degrees of David.] I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited {as} towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, {and} anoint the shield.

I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest {any} hurt it, I will keep it night and day.

And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all {these things}, and to build the palace, {for} the which I have made provision.

Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: {When...: Heb. A land when I bring a sword upon her}

I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

The watchmen that go about the city found me: {to whom I said}, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at {one} end,

The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.

[{A Psalm} for Solomon.] Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. {for: or, of}

But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for {it is} he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as {it is} this day.

And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

[A Song of degrees.] Blessed {is} every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. {moveth: Heb. creepeth}

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

[A Song of degrees of David.] If {it had not been} the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

[A Song of degrees.] In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance. {brought: Heb. gave}

[A Song of degrees of David.] I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

[A Song of degrees.] Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. {was...: Heb. did shut up, and was shut up}

[A Song of degrees.] Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: {Many...: or, Much}

[{A Psalm} for Solomon.] Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. {for: or, of}

And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make {you} afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. {rid: Heb. cause to cease}

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. {made: Heb. builded}

Behold, {is it} not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? {for...: or, in vain?}

I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

And as since the time that I commanded judges {to be} over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

[A Song of degrees.] Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.

A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, {and} all his afflictions:

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary. {The broad...: or, The walls of broad Babylon} {broken: or, made naked}

Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.

And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? {If...: or, Let not the LORD save thee}

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; {a multitude...: Heb. an assembly of people}

Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were {as} the grass of the field, and {as} the green herb, {as} the grass on the housetops, and {as corn} blasted before it be grown up. {of small...: Heb. short of hand}

And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: {he...: or, cried as a lion} {whole...: or, every night}

Therefore their inhabitants {were} of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were {as} the grass of the field, and {as} the green herb, {as} the grass on the housetops, and {as corn} blasted before it be grown up. {of small...: Heb. short of hand}

Now therefore, {as} the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, {there was} no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they {were}.

And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar {them}: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one {to be} over against his house.

And since the time that I commanded judges {to be} over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. {blindness: or, hardness}

[A Song of degrees.] Behold, bless ye the LORD, all {ye} servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.