They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.

Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth.

so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth." For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!

They come back in the evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.

My faithful God will come to meet me;
God will let me look down on my adversaries.

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

And in the evening let them come back, and make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.

Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.

To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lily of the Covenant." A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again.

Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?

Haven't you, God, rejected us? You don't go out with our armies, God.

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

How long will ye assail a man; will ye seek, all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

Don't trust in oppression. Don't become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don't set your heart on them.

But as for those who seek to destroy me, they will go down to the depths of the earth;

in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

Then everyone will fear
and will tell about God’s work,
for they will understand what He has done.

so that [the] inhabitants of [the] farthest reaches are in awe of your signs. You make the dawn and sunset sing for joy.

Thou givest its furrows to drink to the full: thou wilt cause its incisions to flow down in showers: thou wilt bless its springing up.

“All the earth will [bow down to] worship You [in submissive wonder],
And will sing praises to You;
They will praise Your name in song.” Selah.

He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

The earth trembled;
The heavens also poured down rain at the presence of God;
Sinai itself trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Though you [men] lie down between the sheepfolds, [you will be like the] wings of a dove covered in silver and its pinions in yellow gold."

The chariots of God [are] twice ten thousand, [with] thousands doubled. The Lord [is] among them [at] Sinai, distinctive [in victory].

Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led in procession a body of captives, Thou hast received gifts consisting of men, Yea even the rebellious, That, Yah, Elohim, might settle down to rest.

Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

Rebuke thou, The wild beast of the reeds, The herd of mighty oxen among the calves of the peoples - Each one bowing down with bars of silver, - Scatter thou the peoples, who in wars take delight.

You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God! For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Lilies." By David.

For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.

Don't let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord Yahweh of Armies. Don't let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.

Rescue me from the miry mud; don’t let me sink.
Let me be rescued from those who hate me
and from the deep waters.

Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over me
or the deep swallow me up;
don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.

Don’t hide Your face from Your servant,
for I am in distress.
Answer me quickly!

Let their eyes be blinded, that they see not; and ever bow down their backs.

Charge them with crime upon crime. Don't let them come into your righteousness.

I will give praise to the name of God with a song; I will give glory to him for what he has done.

Yea, the seed of his servants, shall inherit it, And, the lovers of his Name, shall settle down therein.

But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don't delay.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.

Don’t discard me in my old age;
as my strength fails, do not abandon me.

God, don't be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.

My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don't know its full measure.

Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don't forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

Let [the] desert dwellers bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue swaggers through the earth.

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

But as for me, God's presence is all I need. I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.

Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.

They are cutting down, like a man whose blade is lifted up against the thick trees.

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

They said in their hearts,
“Let us oppress them relentlessly.”
They burned down every place throughout the land
where God met with us.

There are no signs for us to see.
There is no longer a prophet.
And none of us knows how long this will last.

O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?

But God is my King of old; the help that is done upon earth, he doeth it himself.

Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been looked down on by a people of evil behaviour.

Don't deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don't forget the life of your poor forever.

Don't let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.

Don't forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A Psalm by Asaph. A song.

I said to the arrogant, "Don't boast!" I said to the wicked, "Don't lift up the horn.

Don't lift up your horn on high. Don't speak with a stiff neck."

But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

For [there is] a cup in the hand of Yahweh with wine [that] foams, fully mixed, and he pours out from this. Surely all [the] wicked of [the] land {will quaff it down [to] its dregs}.

As for me, I will continually tell what you have done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob!

I will cut down the strength of the wicked, but the strength of the righteous will be lifted up. To the Director: With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

His den has been in Salem, his lair in Zion.

You are resplendent and majestic
coming down from the mountains of prey.

I will reflect on all You have done
and meditate on Your actions.

Poured out waters have thick clouds, The skies have given forth a noise, Also -- Thine arrows go up and down.

Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

things we have heard and known
and that our fathers have passed down to us.

We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

that they also might put their trust in God, and not to forget what he had done, but to keep his commandments.

They forgot what He had done,
the wonderful works He had shown them.

In the sight of their fathers had he done wonders, in the land of Egypt, the field of Zoan.

He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

He sent down meat on them like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the sea,

And he let it come down into their resting-place, round about their tents.

The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.

They did not remember what he had done, how he delivered them from the enemy,

How he had done his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan;

How he beat down their vineyards with hail stones, and their mulberry trees with the frost;

Ice was rained down on their cattle; thunderstorms sent destruction among the flocks.

And he struck down all [the] firstborn in Egypt, [the] first of [their] virility in the tents of Ham.

He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.

Pour out Your wrath on the nations
that don’t acknowledge You,
on the kingdoms that don’t call on Your name,

Don't hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lilies of the Covenant." A Psalm by Asaph.

Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;