To shoot from ambush at the blameless [one];
Suddenly they shoot at him, without fear.

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

So they will be caused to stumble;
Their own tongue is against them;
All who gaze at them will shake the head [in scorn].

The righteous man shall rejoice Yahweh, and seek refuge in him, Then shall glory - all who are upright in heart.

O You who hear prayer,
To You all mankind comes.

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains, Being girded about with might;

Who stilleth the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.

So they who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs [the evidence of Your presence].
You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

Come and see the works of God,
Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.

Who ruleth, in his might, unto times age abiding, His eyes, over the nations, keep watch, The rebellious, let them not exalt themselves. Selah.

Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.

Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered;
Let those who hate Him flee before Him.

Sing ye to God -- praise His name, Raise up a highway for Him who is riding in deserts, In Jah is His name, and exult before Him.

A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.

God provides homes for those who are deserted.
He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious live in a scorched land.

[the] earth shook; [the] heavens also dripped [rain] at the presence of God who [was] at Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan];
The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);

“The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee,
And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].”

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

Our God is a God who delivers; the Lord, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death.

But God will shatter the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp [of the one who] {continues on} in his guilt.

They see your processions, O God -- the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor.

The singers are in front, the musicians follow, strumming their stringed instruments among the maidens who are playing their tambourines.

Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him],
The Lord, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.

Your God has decreed your strength.
Show Your strength, God,
You who have acted on our behalf.

Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

To him who is riding on the heavens of the heavens of old, Lo, He giveth with His voice a strong voice.

Awesome [are you], O God, from your sanctuary. The God of Israel, [it is] he who gives strength and might to the people. Blessed be God.

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;
I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

O God, it is You who knows my folly,
And my wrongs are not hidden from You.

Do not let those who wait [confidently] for You be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;
Do not let those who seek You [as necessary for life itself] be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.

Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink;
Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters.

Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

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

The humble have seen -- they rejoice, Ye who seek God -- and your heart liveth.

because Yahweh hears [the] needy and does not despise his [own who are] prisoners.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.

Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil.

Let them turn back because of their shame, Who are saying, 'Aha, aha.'

May all those who seek You [as life’s first priority] rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”

Upon You have I relied and been sustained from my birth;
You are He who took me from my mother’s womb and You have been my benefactor from that day.
My praise is continually of You.

For my enemies have spoken against me;
Those who watch for my life have consulted together,

They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!"

They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered with reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

Even when I am old and gray,
God, do not abandon me.
Then I will proclaim Your power
to another generation,
Your strength to all who are to come.

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

My lips would fain sing praises unto thee; and so would my soul whom thou hast delivered.

My tongue also will speak of Your righteousness all day long;
For they are ashamed, for they are humiliated who seek my injury.

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

The nomads of the desert will bow before him,
And his enemies will lick the dust.

For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;

He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

Truly God is good to Israel,
To those who are pure in heart.

For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

For, lo, those far from Thee do perish, Thou hast cut off every one, Who is going a whoring from Thee.

Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?

Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom you took for yourself as the people of your heritage; even this mountain of Zion, which has been your resting-place.

Those who are opposing you roar where we were meeting with you; they unfurl their war banners as signs.

It seems as if one had lifted up
An axe in a forest of trees [to set a record of destruction].

We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.

O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?

But God is my king from ancient times, who brings acts of deliverance throughout the earth.

You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.

O let not he who is oppressed return ashamed. Let a poor and needy man praise thy name.

Do not forget the [clamoring] voices of Your adversaries,
The uproar of those who rise against You, which ascends continually [to Your ears].

We give thanks and praise to You, O God, we give thanks,
For Your [wonderful works declare that Your] name is near;
People declare Your wonders.

“When I select an appointed time,
It is I who judge with equity.

“The earth and all the inhabitants of it melt [in tumultuous times].
It is I who will steady its pillars. Selah.

Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;
Let all who are around Him bring gifts to Him who is to be feared [with awe-inspired reverence].

Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

You are the [awesome] God who works [powerful] wonders;
You have demonstrated Your power among the people.

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

Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God.

His raging anger lashed out against them, He sent fury, rage, and trouble as messengers who bring disaster.

Then the Lord awoke like [one who had been] asleep, [awoke] like a warrior who had been drunk with wine.

Then he chose his servant David, whom he took from the sheepfold.

We have become an object of taunting to our neighbors [because of our humiliation],
A derision and mockery to those who encircle us.

Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.

Let the groaning and sighing of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your power keep safe those who are doomed to die.

Hear us O Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth!

Why hast thou broken down its fences, so that all who pass by the way do pluck it?

Even the shoot which Your right hand has planted,
And on the son whom You have strengthened for Yourself.

Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

He established it for a testimony in Joseph
When He went throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard the language [of One whom] I did not know, saying,

I am Jehovah thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt: Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

I would quickly overcome their haters: my hand would be turned against those who make war on them.

Those who hate the Lord would pretend obedience to Him and cringe before Him,
And their time of punishment would be forever.

Arise, O God, judge the earth!
For it is You who possesses all the nations.

For behold, Your enemies are in tumult,
And those who hate You have raised their heads [in hatred of You].