For Jehovah knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Ask of Me, and I shall give the nations for Your inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the earth for Your possession.

Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Many are saying of my soul, There is no deliverance for him in God. Selah.

But You, O Jehovah, are a shield for me; my glory, the One who lifts up my head.

I laid down and slept. I awoke, for Jehovah kept me.

Arise, O Jehovah; save me, O my God; for You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone. You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.

To the Chief Musician, for stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness; You gave room to me in trouble; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

But know that Jehovah has set apart the godly for Himself. Jehovah hears when I call to Him.

I will lie down, both in peace and in sleep. For You alone, Jehovah, make me dwell in safety.

To the Chief Musician, for flutes. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.

Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to You I will pray.

For You are not a God that enjoys wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with You.

But I, in the abundance of Your grace, I will come into Your house; I will worship in Your fear toward Your holy temple.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is wickedness; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

Hold them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.

But let all who put their trust in You rejoice; let them always shout for joy, because You defend them. And let those who love Your name be joyful in You.

For You; O Jehovah, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.

To the Chief Musician, for eight-stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in Your anger, nor chasten me in the heat of Your fury.

Have mercy on me, O Jehovah, for I am weak; O Jehovah, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

Return, O Jehovah, return; deliver my soul; save me for Your mercy's sake.

For in death there is no memory of You; in the grave who shall give You thanks?

Depart from me, all workers of iniquity; for Jehovah has heard the voice of my weeping.

Arise, O Jehovah, in Your anger; lift up Yourself because of the rage of my enemies, and awake for me to the judgment which You have commanded.

O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.

Yea, He has fitted him for instruments of death; He has made His arrows hotly pursue.

For You have made him lack a little from God, and have crowned him with glory and honor.

To the Chief Musician. To die for the Son. A Psalm of David. I will praise You, O Jehovah, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.

For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat in the throne judging right.

But Jehovah shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment.

Jehovah also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Jehovah, have not forsaken those who seek You.

For He remembers them, the seekers of bloodshed; He forgets not the cry of the humble.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

Put them in fear, O Jehovah, let the nations know they are but men. Selah.

For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous whom Jehovah despises.

His ways are always perverted; Your judgments are high, out of his sight. As for all his enemies, he puffs at them.

You have seen it; for You behold mischief and vexation, to repay it with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the Helper of the fatherless.

for lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.

On the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone; and a horrible tempest shall be the portion of their cup.

For the righteous Jehovah loves righteousness; His face looks on the upright.

To the Chief Musician, on eight. A Psalm of David. Help, Jehovah, for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the sons of men.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, I will now arise, says Jehovah. I will set in safety, he pants for it.

There they were in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.

in whose eyes the reprobate is despised, but he honors those who fear Jehovah; he has sworn to his hurt, and does not change it;

A Secret Treasure of David. Watch over me, O God; for in You do I put my trust.

For You will not leave My soul in hell; You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah; listen to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, for it is not in lips of deceit.

I have called on You, for You will hear me, O God; bow down Your ear to me; hear my speech.

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with Your image.

A smoke went up out of His nostrils, and fire devoured out of His mouth; coals were kindled by it.

At the brightness before Him, His dark clouds passed through, hailstones and coals of fire passed.

Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave forth His voice; hailstones and coals of fire.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me; for they were too strong for me.

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

For all His judgments were before me, and I did not put away His Precepts from me.

For You will save the afflicted people, but will bring down high looks.

For You will light my candle; Jehovah my God will make my darkness light.

For by You I have run through a troop; and by my God I have leaped over a wall.

As for God, His way is perfect; the Word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield to all those who trust in Him.

For who is God besides Jehovah? Or, who is a Rock except our God?

You have given a wide place for my steps under me, so that my feet have not slipped.

For You have girded me with strength for the battle; You have humbled under me those who rose up against me.

Their line has gone out through all the earth and their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,

The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of Jehovah are true and righteous altogether,

For You go before him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold on his head.

For You have made him most blessed forever; You have rejoiced him in the gladness in Your holy face.

For the king trusts in Jehovah, and in the mercy of the Most High; he shall not be moved.

You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your presence; Jehovah will swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

For they intended evil against You; they imagined a wicked thing; they are not able to prevail.

For You shall make them turn the back; You shall make ready Your arrows on Your strings against their faces.

To the Chief Musician, on the deer of the dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me, and are far from my deliverance, and from the words of my groaning?

For You are He who took Me out of the womb, causing Me to trust while on My mother's breasts.

Be not far from Me; for trouble is near, for there is none to help.

and You have brought Me into the dust of death. For dogs have circled around Me; the band of spoilers have hemmed Me in, piercers of My hands and My feet.

They divide My garments among them and cast lots for My clothing.

But You, O Jehovah, be not far from Me; O My strength, hurry to help Me!

You who fear Jehovah, praise Him; all of you, the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and fear Him all the seed of Israel.

For He has not despised nor hated the affliction of the afflicted; and He has not hidden His face from him, but when he cried to Him, He heard.

My praise shall be of You in the great congregation; I will pay My vows before the ones who fear Him.

For the kingdom is Jehovah's; and He is the ruler among the nations.

He restores my soul; He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.

For He has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers.

Lead me in Your truth, and teach me; for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day long.

Remember, O Jehovah, Your tender mercies and Your loving-kindnesses; for they are from eternity.

Do not remember the sins of my youth, or my rebellings; according to Your mercy remember me for Your goodness' sake, O Jehovah.

For Your name's sake, O Jehovah, pardon my iniquity; for it is great.

The secret of Jehovah is with those who fear Him; and He will show them His covenant.

My eyes are ever toward Jehovah; for He shall pluck my feet out of the net.

Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am wasted and afflicted.

Look on my enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

Keep my soul, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.

Let purity and uprightness keep me; for I wait on You.

A Psalm of David. Judge me, O Jehovah; for I have walked in my truthfulness. I have trusted also in Jehovah; I shall not slide.

For Your loving-kindness is before my eyes; and I have walked in Your truth.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Though an army should camp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this I am trusting.

For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His shelter, in the secrecy of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me up on a rock.