Therefore the wicked will not stand [unpunished] in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Now therefore, O kings, act wisely;
Be instructed and take warning, O leaders (judges, rulers) of the earth.

Therefore my heart is glad and my glory [my innermost self] rejoices;
My body too will dwell [confidently] in safety,

Therefore the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity),
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

Therefore will I give thanks and praise You, O Lord, among the nations,
And sing praises to Your name.

Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield;
My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him.

Yes, You are my rock and my fortress;
For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me.

O my God, my soul is in despair within me [the burden more than I can bear];
Therefore I will [fervently] remember You from the land of the Jordan
And the peaks of [Mount] Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

You are fairer than the sons of men;
Graciousness is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.

You have loved righteousness (virtue, morality, justice) and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, your God, has anointed You
Above Your companions with the oil of jubilation.

I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations;
Therefore the peoples will praise and give You thanks forever and ever.

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change
And though the mountains be shaken and slip into the heart of the seas,

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.

Therefore pride is their necklace;
Violence covers them like a garment [like a long, luxurious robe].

Therefore his people return to this place,
And waters of abundance [offered by the irreverent] are [blindly] drunk by them.

Therefore, when the Lord heard, He was full of wrath;
A fire was kindled against Jacob,
And His anger mounted up against Israel,

Therefore He consumed their days like a breath [in emptiness and futility]
And their years in sudden terror.

“Because he set his love on Me, therefore I will save him;
I will set him [securely] on high, because he knows My name [he confidently trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never abandon him, no, never].

Therefore the earth opened and swallowed Dathan,
And engulfed the company of Abiram.

Therefore He said He would destroy them,
[And He would have done so] had not Moses, His chosen one, stepped into the gap before Him,
To turn away His wrath from destroying them.

Therefore He lifted up His hand [swearing] to them,
That He would cause them to fall in the wilderness,

Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against His people
And He detested His own inheritance.

Therefore He humbled their heart with hard labor;
They stumbled and there was no one to help.

He will drink from the brook by the wayside;
Therefore He will lift up His head [triumphantly].

Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.

I believed [and clung to my God] when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.”

The Lord is on my side, He is among those who help me;
Therefore I will look [in triumph] on those who hate me.

They continue this day according to Your ordinances,
For all things [all parts of the universe] are Your servants.

I am Yours, save me [as Your own];
For I have [diligently] sought Your precepts and required them [as my greatest need].

From Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.

You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value];
Therefore I love Your testimonies.

Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold,
Yes, more than refined gold.

Therefore I esteem as right all Your precepts concerning everything;
I hate every false way.

Pe.
Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.

Your word is very pure (refined);
Therefore Your servant loves it.

Of old I have known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them forever.

Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness];
My heart grows numb within me.