The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult. To the Director: A song. Lyrics by David.

Those living at the furthest ends of the earth are seized by fear because of your miraculous deeds. You make the going forth of the morning and the evening shout for joy.

Say to God: "How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you."

Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy, because you judge people with fairness and you govern the people of the earth. Interlude

Because of your Temple in Jerusalem, kings bring tribute to you.

Deliver me, God, because the waters are up to my neck.

Do not let those who look up to you be ashamed because of me, Lord God of the Heavenly Armies. Let not those who seek you be humiliated because of me, God of Israel.

I am being mocked because of you. Dishonor overwhelms me.

and do not ignore your servant, because I am in distress. Hurry to answer me!

Draw near and redeem me; ransom me because of my enemies.

May those who say "Aha! Aha!" be turned back because of their shameful deeds.

Rescue and deliver me, because you are righteous. Turn your ear to me and save me.

and say, "God has abandoned him. Run after him and seize him, because there's no deliverer."

I also will praise you with the harp; because of your faithfulness, my God, I will praise you with the lyre Holy One of Israel.

because they didn't believe in God and didn't trust in his deliverance.

So they ate and were very satisfied, because he granted their desire.

because it is a statute in Israel, an ordinance by the God of Jacob,

Your servant rejoices, because, Lord, I set my hope on you.

I will not dishonor my covenant, because I will not change what I have spoken.

Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath,

"LORD, you are my refuge!" Because you chose the Most High as your dwelling place,

Because he has focused his love on me, I will deliver him. I will protect him because he knows my name.

Because you made me glad with your awesome deeds, LORD, I will sing for joy at the works of your hands.

He will repay them for their sin; he will annihilate them because of their evil. The LORD our God will annihilate them.

in the LORD's presence, because he is coming; indeed, he will come to judge the earth. He will judge the world fairly and its people reliably.

Because of the sound of my sighing, my bones cling to my skin.

because of your indignation and wrath, when you lifted and threw me away.

The Egyptians rejoiced when they left, because fear of Israel descended on them.

Therefore, they became unclean because of what they did; they have acted like whores by their evil deeds.

because they had rebelled against the command of God, despising the advice of the Most High.

Because of their rebellious ways, fools suffered for their iniquities.

Give us help against the enemy, because human help is useless.

Now you, LORD my God, defend me for your name's sake; because your gracious love is good, deliver me!

I love the LORD because he has heard my prayer for mercy;

I will praise you because you have answered me and have become my deliverer.

I weep because of sorrow; fortify me according to your word.

Help me live my life by your commands, because my joy is in them.

Turn away the shame that I dread, because your ordinances are good.

I burn with indignation because of the wicked who forsake your instruction.

Teach me both knowledge and appropriate discretion, because I believe in your commands.

May the arrogant become ashamed, because they have subverted me with deceit; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.

I am more insightful than my teachers, because your decrees are my meditations.

I have inherited your decrees forever, because they are the joy of my heart.

My zeal consumes me because my enemies forget your words.

I watch the treacherous, and despise them, because they do not do what you have said.

I praise you seven times a day because of your righteous ordinances.

I keep your precepts and your decrees because all of my ways are before you. Tav

"This is my resting place forever. Here I will live, because I desire to do so.

Praise the LORD, because the LORD is good; Sing to his name, for he is gracious.

Remember the day of Jerusalem's fall, LORD, because of the Edomites, who kept saying, "Tear it down! Tear it right down to its foundations!"

LORD, I thank you with all of my heart; because you heard the words that I spoke, I will sing your praise before the heavenly beings.

I praise you, because you are fearful and wondrous! Your work is wonderful, and I am fully aware of it.

Let one who is righteous strike me; It is an act of gracious love. Let him rebuke me, because it is oil for my head; do not let my head refuse it. My prayers continuously will be against their wicked activities.

LORD, hear my prayer; pay attention to my request, because you are faithful; answer me in your righteousness.

In the morning let me hear of your gracious love, for in you I trust. Cause me to know the way I should take, because I have set my hope on you.

For the sake of your name, LORD, preserve my life. Because you are righteous, bring me out of trouble.

Because of your gracious love, you will cut off my enemies. You will destroy all who oppose me, for I am your servant. Davidic

"Because I called out to you and you refused to respond I appealed, but no one paid attention

because you neglected all my advice and did not want my correction,

"Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD;

because the LORD corrects the person he loves, just as a father corrects the son he delights in.

because her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her yield than fine gold.

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go! Guard wisdom, because she is your life!

Above everything else guard your heart, because from it flow the springs of life.

He will die for lack of discipline, and he goes astray because of his great folly.

then do this, my son, and deliver yourself, because you have come under your neighbor's control. Go, humble yourself! Plead passionately with your neighbor!

Because the command is a lamp and the Law a light, rebukes that discipline are a way of life

because the price of a whore is a loaf of bread, and an adulterous woman stalks a man's precious life.

because jealousy incites a strong man's rage, and he will show no mercy when it's time for revenge.

because my husband isn't home. He left on a long trip.

Listen, because I have noble things to say, and what I have to say will reveal what is right.

because wisdom is better than precious gems and nothing you desire can compare to it."

because those who find me find life and gain favor from the LORD.

For because of me you will live a long life, and years will be added to your life.

What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.

A man is praised because of his wise words, but the perverted mind will be despised.

Furthermore, it isn't good to fine the righteous, or to beat an official because of his uprightness.

The person who has great anger must pay the consequences, because if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

Devastation caused by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is just.

What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.

Don't rob the poor person because he is poor, and don't crush the helpless in court,

Don't crave his delicacies, because the meal is deceptive.

Don't speak when a fool is listening, because he'll despise your wise words.

because drunks and gluttons tend to become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

The father of a righteous person will greatly rejoice; whoever fathers a wise son will be glad because of him.

because a prostitute is a deep pit, and the adulterous woman a narrow well.

because they plan violence, and they are always talking about trouble.

My son, eat honey, because it's good for you; indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste;

Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring.

because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next.

She is unafraid of winter's effect on her household, because all of them are warmly clothed.

Next I turned to examine wisdom, insanity, and foolishness, because what can a person do who succeeds the king except what has already been accomplished?

So I hated life, because whatever is done on earth causes me trouble it's all pointless, like chasing after the wind.

I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."

I concluded that it is worthwhile for people to find joy in their accomplishments, because that is their inheritance, since who can see what will exist after them?

Better than both of them is someone who has not yet been born, because he hasn't experienced evil on earth.

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.

because stillborn children arrive in pointlessness, leave in darkness, and their names are covered in darkness.

Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this? 12Who knows what is best for people in this life, every day of their pointless lives that they pass through like a shadow? Who informs people on earth what will come along after them?

Sorrow is better than laughter, because the heart is made better through trouble.