O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)

I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.

Truly, the upright will give praise to your name: the holy will have a place in your house.

Jehovah, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee.

Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.

As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.

But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, are mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.

Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.

Looking on the right hand -- and seeing, And I have none recognizing; Perished hath refuge from me, There is none inquiring for my soul.

I have cried unto thee, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.'

Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.

Take my soul out of prison, so that I may give praise to your name: the upright will give praise because of me; for you have given me a full reward.

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.

I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul is as a weary land for Thee. Selah.

Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down to the pit.

Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.

Deliver me from my enemies, LORD. I have taken refuge in you.

My kind one, and my bulwark, My tower, and my deliverer, My shield, and in whom I have trusted, Who is subduing my people under me!

Blessed [are] the people who have [it] thus. Blessed [are] the people whose God [is] Yahweh.

All You have made will thank You, Lord;
the godly will praise You.

While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished.

He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.

Let Israel have joy in his maker; let the children of Zion be glad in their King.

Let the saints have joy and glory: let them give cries of joy on their beds.

To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.

To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

That the very babes might have wit, and that young men might have knowledge and understanding.

Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,

But who so hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and have enough without any fear of evil."

He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.

Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.

So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

In all thy ways have respect unto him, and he shall order thy goings.

She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.

By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.

Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping.

When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.

Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers:

Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.

The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

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

And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

“The beginning of wisdom is: Get [skillful and godly] wisdom [it is preeminent]!
And with all your acquiring, get understanding [actively seek spiritual discernment, mature comprehension, and logical interpretation].

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall.

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.

The way of the wicked is as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.

And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

The path of life -- lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths -- thou knowest not.

And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

As a little thing I have been all evil, In the midst of an assembly and a company.

Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.

My son, why wilt thou have pleasure in a harlot, and embrace the bosom of another woman?

For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord,
And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings].

My son, if you have become surety (guaranteed a debt or obligation) for your neighbor,
If you have given your pledge for [the debt of] a stranger or another [outside your family],

you have been trapped by the words of your lips—
ensnared by the words of your mouth.

Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation];
Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,
Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you].

My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

Keep them ever folded in your heart, and have them hanging round your neck.

In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.

Men do not have a low opinion of a thief who takes food when he is in need of it:

But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

For bitter is the wrath of an angry husband; in the day of punishment he will have no mercy.

Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

For, at a window of my house, Through my casement I have looked out,

I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to what I have to say.

For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

"I'm calling to you, men! What I have to say pertains to all mankind!

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

Everything I have to say is just; there isn't anything corrupt or perverse in my speech.

Everything I say is sensible to someone who understands, and correct to those who have acquired knowledge.

I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge and discretion.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.

Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.

Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.