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.

And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:

Even for a heritage unto Israel his servant! For his mercy endureth forever.

For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.

For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.

Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants,
And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace;

For a graceful wreath are they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.

For an abomination to Jehovah is the perverted, And with the upright is His secret counsel.

For, a son I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother.

For a man’s ways are before the Lord’s eyes,
and He considers all his paths.

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,

For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

All of a sudden he follows her like an ox fit for slaughter or like a fool fit for a trap

The remembrance of the righteous is for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.

[It is] like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.

As for a fool, {on that very day} he makes his anger known, but he who ignores an insult [is] prudent.

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Riches are a ransom for a man’s life,
but a poor man hears no threat.

The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.

All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked worketh for a day of evil.

It is repulsive [to God and man] for kings to behave wickedly,
For a throne is established on righteousness (right standing with God).

There is a road that seems right for a man to travel, but in the end it's the road to death.

Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool in his foolishness.

A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a difficult time.

For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.

The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.