Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

They were hungry and thirsty; they fainted from exhaustion.

And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,

And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.

He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.

Being turned away from the way of their transgression, they will be humbled from their iniquities.

And cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them,

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

And they cry to Jehovah in their adversity, And from their distresses He bringeth them out.

When they become few and they are bent down from [the] oppression of calamity and grief,

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

My heart is firm, God; I will sing and praise you with my whole being.

God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

Let his sons be vagabonds and beg, and let them seek their bread far from their desolate places;

May his descendants be eliminated, and their memory be erased from the next generation.

Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

A declaration from the LORD to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool."

The rod of thy strength doth Jehovah send from Zion, Rule in the midst of thine enemies.

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

From a brook in the way he drinketh, Therefore he doth lift up the head!

The works of his hands, are faithful and just, Firm are all his precepts;

They are forever firm, and should be faithfully and properly carried out.

His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.

Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

From before the Lord be afraid, O earth, From before the God of Jacob,

They have hands without feeling, and feet without power of walking; and no sound comes from their throat.

But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

Yahweh, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have freed me from my chains.

From the straitness I called Jah, Jah answered me in a broad place.

From Jehovah hath this been, It is wonderful in our eyes,

Blessed is he who is coming In the name of Jehovah, We blessed you from the house of Jehovah,

They do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

With my lips I proclaim
all the judgments from Your mouth.

Uncover my eyes, that I may look at wonderful things from your law.

I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.

Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

Turn my heart to your decrees and away from unjust gain.

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.

The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

I have remembered [carefully] Your ancient ordinances, O Lord,
And I have taken comfort.

Violent heat seized me from the unjust forsaking thy law.

The law from Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching.

The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.

They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn't forsake your precepts.

According to your loyal love preserve me alive, so that I may heed the testimony from your mouth.

Lamedh.
Forever, O Lord,
Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].

Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.

Today they stand firm by your decrees, for all things are your servants.

Above mine enemies thou wilt make me wise from thy commands, for It is forever to me.

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.

The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.

Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!

Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

Streams of water flow down [from] my eyes, because [people] do not heed your law.

My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words.

They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever.

Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

Chiefs pursued me gratuitously: and my heart was afraid from thy words.

May praise flow freely from my lips, for you teach me your statutes.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

[The] sharpened arrows of a warrior, with burning charcoals from broom trees.

{A Song of degrees.} I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

We’ve had more than enough
scorn from the arrogant
and contempt from the proud.

Our soul as a bird hath escaped from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

The one who goes out weeping, carrying a bag of seeds, will surely return with a joyful song, bearing sheaves from his harvest. A Solomonic Song of Ascents

In vain for you rising early to arise from after sitting; eating the bread of toils: so will he give to his beloved sleep.

Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, and the fruit of the womb a reward.

Happy the man who filled his quiver from them: they shall not be ashamed when they shall speak with their enemies in the gate.

You will eat from the work of your hands; you will be happy, and it will go well for you.

May Yahweh bless you from Zion, that you may see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life,

{A Song of degrees.} Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

The LORD is righteous he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.