I will recount for a law of Jehovah: He said to me, Thou my son; this day I begat thee.

Ask of me, and I will give thee nations for an inheritance, and for thy possession the ends of the earth:

Lord, in the morning you will hear me; in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer.

Let the wrong of the lawless, I pray thee, come to an end, and establish thou him that is righteous, - for, a trier of hearts and reins, is God the righteous one.

For a needy man shall not always be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish forever.

They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.

For, as for thee, an oppressed people, thou didst save, but, looks that were lofty, layedst thou low;

Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.

foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!

Thou makest them as a furnace of fire, At the time of Thy presence. Jehovah in His anger doth swallow them, And fire doth devour them.

A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

Only -- goodness and kindness pursue me, All the days of my life, And my dwelling is in the house of Jehovah, For a length of days!

Sing praises unto the LORD, O ye saints of his; and give thanks unto him for a remembrance of his holiness.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

O the happiness of the nation whose God is Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.

I behaved myself as though he had been a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth for a mother.

with the hypocrites, mockers, for a cake, they gnashed on me with their teeth.

O Yahweh! in the heavens, is thy lovingkindness, Thy faithfulness, as far as the fleecy clouds:

For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed is for a blessing.

Observe [the] blameless and look at [the] upright, for [there is] a future for a man of peace.

Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him. A Psalm by David, for a memorial.

Indeed, I am being set up for a fall, and I am continuously reminded of my pain.

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And to my cry give ear, Unto my tear be not silent, For a sojourner I am with Thee, A settler like all my fathers.

You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;
You open my ears to listen.
You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.

Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

My soul thirsteth for God, for a GOD who liveth, - When shall I enter in, and see the face of God?

You sold your people for a pittance; you did not ask a high price for them.

My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

God is known in her palaces for a refuge.

Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;

(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),

For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.

He shall enter as far as the circle of his fathers, Nevermore, shall they see the light.

I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens.

You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.

For an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear it, He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.

Who will conduct me to fortified city? Who will lead me as far as Edom!

Through God we shall do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries. For the Chief Musician. For a stringed instrument. By David.

Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life;

And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.

And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.

But as for me, my prayer [is] to you, O Yahweh, for a favorable time, O God, according to the abundance of your loyal love. Answer me with the faithfulness of your salvation.

Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.

Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence -- for a trap.

For, a Hearkener to the needy, is Yahweh, And, his prisoners, hath he not despised.

Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

Be to me for a rock -- a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark art Thou.

For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

Lo! these, are the lawless, Who are secure for an age, They have attained unto wealth.

For a cup is in the hand of Jehovah, And the wine hath foamed, It is full of mixture, and He poureth out of it, Only its dregs wring out, and drink, Do all the wicked of the earth,

Then they spoke against God;
They said, “Can God prepare [food for] a table in the wilderness?

When He killed [some of] them, then those remaining sought Him,
And they returned [to Him] and searched diligently for God [for a time].

He led them to safety so they would not fear. As for their enemies, the sea covered them.

He drove out the nations also before them, And allotted them for an inheritance by line, And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

It thrust forth its branches as far as the sea, - And, unto the River, its shoots.

For a statute to Israel it is, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language that I knew not.

My soul, longeth - yea even languisheth - for the courts of Yahweh, - My heart and my flesh, shout aloud for a Living GOD.

who going through the vale of misery use it for a well; and the pools are filled with water.

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For a sun and a shield is Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!

Among the dead -- free, As pierced ones lying in the grave, Whom Thou hast not remembered any more, Yea, they by Thy hand have been cut off.

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, [for as many] years [as] we have seen calamity.

that thou may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for a wicked man.

And Jehovah is for a high place to me, And my God is for a rock -- my refuge,

For a great God is Jehovah, And a great king over all gods.

Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous: and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness.

This is written for a later generation, And the people created do praise Jah.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

For a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any more.

He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.

He remembers his covenant forever, [the] word [that] he commanded for a thousand generations,

And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham.

He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;

And [so] they exchanged their glory for an image of an ox that eats grass.

And serve their idols, And they are to them for a snare.

For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.

He will set the storm for a calm, and their waves will be still

For, great, above the heavens, is thy lovingkindness, and, as far as the skies, thy faithfulness.

Who will conduct me to a fortified city? Who will lead me as far as Edom?

Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

[It goes] well [for] a man [who] is gracious and lends, [who] conducts his {business properly}.

For -- to the age he is not moved; For a memorial age-during is the righteous.

He need not fear a bad report, for his heart is unshaken, since he trusts in the LORD.

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

Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.

Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, For an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.

But praised be the LORD, which hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth.

For Jehovah hath fixed on Zion, He hath desired it for a seat to Himself,

And gave their land for a heritage, A heritage unto Israel his people.