How blessed is the person, who does not take the advice of the wicked, who does not stand on the path with sinners, and who does not sit in the seat of mockers.

He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.

Kiss the son before he becomes angry, and you die where you stand. Indeed, his wrath can flare up quickly. How blessed are those who take refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm, when he fled from his son Absalom.

But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

I will not fear multitudes of people, who set themselves against me on every side.

Many are asking, "Who will help us to see better days?" LORD, may the light of your favor shine upon us.

Indeed, you aren't a God who delights in wickedness; evil will never dwell with you.

Boastful ones will not stand before you; you hate all those who practice wickedness.

You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the person of bloodshed and deceit.

Let all those who take refuge in you rejoice! Let them shout for joy forever, and may you protect them. Let those who love your name exult in you.

In death, there is no memory of you. Who will give you thanks where the dead are?

Get away from me, all of you who practice evil, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.

LORD, my God, I seek refuge in you. Deliver me from those who persecute me! Rescue me!

if I have rewarded those who did me good with evil, if I have plundered my enemy without justification,

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. For you are the righteous God who discerns the inner thoughts.

God is my shield, the one who delivers the upright in heart.

God is a righteous judge, a God who is angry with sinners every day.

Those who know your name will trust you, for you have not forsaken those who seek you, LORD.

Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion; declare his mighty deeds among the nations.

Be gracious to me, LORD, take note of my affliction, because of those who hate me. You snatch me away from the gates of death,

The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted, who are trapped in the schemes he devises.

The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence, he hates.

those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?"

"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."

Will those who do evil ever learn? They devour my people like they devour bread, and never call on the LORD.

There they are seized with terror, because God is with those who are righteous.

LORD, who may stay in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy mountain?

The one who lives with integrity, who does righteous deeds, and who speaks truth to himself.

The one who does not slander with his tongue, who does no evil to his neighbor, and who does not destroy his friend's reputation.

The one who despises those who are utterly wicked, but who honors the one who fears the LORD, who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not change,

who does not loan his money with interest, and who does not take a bribe against those who are innocent. The one who does these things will stand firm forever. A special Davidic Psalm.

Those who hurry after another god will have many sorrows; I will not present their drink offerings of blood, nor will my lips speak their names.

I will bless the LORD who has counseled me; indeed, my conscience instructs me during the night.

Show forth your gracious love, save those who take refuge in you from those who rebel against your sovereign power.

from the wicked who have afflicted me, from my enemies who have surrounded me.

from men, LORD, by your hand from men who belong to this world, whose reward is only in this life. But as for your treasured ones, may their stomachs be full, may their children have an abundance, and may they leave wealth to their offspring.

But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God, my stronghold in whom I take refuge, my shield, the glory of my salvation, and my high tower."

I cried out to the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I was delivered from my enemies.

He delivered me from my strong enemies, from those who hated me because they were stronger than I.

Indeed, you deliver the oppressed, but you bring down those who exalt themselves in their own eyes.

As for God, his way is upright; the word of God is pure; he is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

For who is God but the LORD, and who is a Rock other than our God?

the God who clothes me with strength, and who makes my way upright;

who makes my feet swift as the deer; who makes me stand on high places;

who teaches my hands to make war, and my arms to bend a bronze bow.

You clothed me with strength for war; you will subdue under me those who rise up against me.

You have made my enemies turn their back to me, and I will destroy those who hate me.

You rescued me from conflict with the people; you made me head of the nations. People who did not know me will serve me.

He is the God who executes vengeance on my behalf; who destroys nations under me;

who delivers me from my enemies. Truly you will exalt me above those who oppose me; you will deliver me from the violent person.

He is the one who gives victories to his king; who shows gracious love to his anointed, to David and his seed forever. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, or like a champion who rejoices at the beginning of a race.

Who can detect his own mistake? Cleanse me from hidden sin.

Your hand will find all your enemies, your right hand will find those who hate you.

Everyone who sees me mocks me; they gape at me with open mouths and shake their heads at me.

Yet, you are the one who took me from the womb, and kept me safe on my mother's breasts.

For dogs have surrounded me; a gang of those who practice of evil has encircled me. They gouged my hands and my feet.

"All who fear the LORD, praise him! All the seed of Jacob, glorify him! All the seed of Israel, fear him!

My praise in the great congregation is because of you; I will pay my vows before those who fear you.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him, "May you live forever!"

All the prosperous people will eat and bow down in submission. All those who are about to go down to the grave will bow down in submission, along with the one who can no longer keep himself alive.

The LORD is the one who is shepherding me; I lack nothing.

The earth and everything in it exists for the LORD the world and those who live in it.

Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his Holy Place?

The one who has innocent hands and a pure heart; the person who does not delight in what is false and does not swear an oath deceitfully.

This is the generation that seeks him. Those who seek your face are the true seed of Jacob. Interlude

Who is the King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle.

Who is he, this King of Glory? The LORD of the heavenly armies He is the King of Glory. Interlude Davidic

Indeed, no one who waits on you will be ashamed, but those who offend for no reason will be put to shame.

Guide me in your truth and teach me; for you are the God who delivers me. All day long I have waited for you.

All the paths of the LORD lead to gracious love and truth for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.

Who is the man who fears the LORD? God will teach him the path he should choose.

The intimate counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him so they may know his covenant.

My eyes look to the LORD continuously, because he's the one who releases my feet from the trap.

I hate the company of those who practice evil, nor do I sit with the wicked.

Do not group me with sinners, nor include me with men who shed blood.

The LORD is my light and my salvation whom will I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom will I be afraid?

When those who practice evil, my enemies, and my oppressors come near me to devour my flesh, they stumble and fall.

Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies, even those who surround me. I will sacrifice in his tent with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melodies to the LORD.

Do not hand me over to the desires of my enemies; for false witnesses have risen up against me; even the one who breathes out violence.

To you, LORD, I cry out! My Rock, do not refuse to answer me. If you remain silent, I will become like those who descend into the Pit.

Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who practice iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while harboring evil in their hearts.

I despise those who trust vain idols; but I have trusted in the LORD.

My times are in your hands. Deliver me from the hands of my enemies and from those who pursue me.

Let the lying lips be made still, especially those who speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.

How great is your goodness that you have reserved for those who fear you, that you have set in place for those who take refuge in you, in the presence of the children of men.

Love the LORD, all his godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful and repays those who act with proud motives.

Be strong, and let your heart be courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD. A Davidic instruction.

How blessed is the person against whom the LORD does not charge iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

The wicked have many sorrows, but gracious love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.

Righteous ones, be glad in the LORD and rejoice! Shout for joy, all of you who are upright in heart!

Indeed, the LORD watches those who fear him; those who trust in his gracious love

LORD, may your gracious love be upon us, even as we hope in you. By David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away. So David left.

The angel of the LORD surrounds those who fear him, and he delivers them.

Taste and see that the LORD is good! How blessed is the person who trusts in him!

Fear the LORD, you holy ones of his; for those who fear him lack nothing.

Young lions lack and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will never lack any good thing.

Who among you desires life, and wants long life in order to see good?

The face of the LORD is set against those who do evil, and he will remove people's recollection of them from the earth.