All them that have an evil will to Zion shall be confounded, and made to turn back from it.

A Song of the Ascents. From depths I have called Thee, Jehovah.

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child [resting] with his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child within me [composed and freed from discontent].

Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.

The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

May Yahweh bless you from Zion, [he who] made heaven and earth.

He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

Who smote the first-born of Egypt, From man unto beast.

Thy name, O Jehovah, is for ever; thy memorial, O Jehovah, from generation to generation.

Blessed is Jehovah from Zion, Inhabiting Jerusalem -- praise ye Jah!

And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:

With a firm hand, and a stretched-out arm, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.

And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.

For there our captors asked of us words of a song, and our tormentors [asked of us] jubilation, "Sing for us from a song of Zion."

For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.

If I walk into the thick of danger,
You will preserve my life
from the anger of my enemies.
You will extend Your hand;
Your right hand will save me.

Thou -- Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.

Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O Lord, being thoroughly aware of it.

You encircle me from back to front, placing your hand upon me.

Knowledge being wonderful from me; being high, I shall not be able for it

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

your hand will guide me there, too, while your right hand keeps a firm grip on me.

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.

My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

“Let burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be thrown into the fire,
Into deep [water] pits from which they cannot rise.

When their judges are thrown down from the rocks, they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.

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

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

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

Bring forth from prison my soul to confess Thy name, The righteous do compass me about, When Thou conferrest benefits upon me!

Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,

Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and my great strength,
Who trains my hands for war
And my fingers for battle;

Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

Our garners are full, bringing out from kind to kind, Our flocks are bringing forth thousands, Ten thousands in our out-places,

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your authority endures from one generation to another. God is faithful about everything he says and merciful in everything he does.

Jehovah will reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Halleluiah!

Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

He has raised up a horn for His people,
resulting in praise to all His godly ones,
to the Israelites, the people close to Him.
Hallelujah!

Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;
it takes the lives of those who receive it.

And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

from those who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

from those who enjoy doing evil
and celebrate perversion,

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

who leaves the husband from her younger days, and forgets her marriage covenant made before God.

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

My son, do not reject or take lightly the discipline of the Lord [learn from your mistakes and the testing that comes from His correction through discipline];
Nor despise His rebuke,

Happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is the man who finds [skillful and godly] wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding and insight [learning from God’s word and life’s experiences],

For the gain from it is better than the gain from silver, and the profit thereof than fine gold.

By his knowledge the deep was parted, and dew came dropping from the skies.

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the ruin from the wicked, when it comes.

For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Take hold of instruction; [actively seek it, grip it firmly and] do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your life.

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

With all vigilance, keep your heart, for from it [comes] the source of life.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

Her feet, are going down to death, - on hades, will her steps take firm hold.

Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

And strangers will be filled with your strength
And your hard-earned wealth will go to the house of a foreigner [who does not know God];

Drink water from your [own] cistern and flowing waters from inside your own well.

Let thy well-spring be blessed, - and get thy joy from the wife of thy youth: -

He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.

Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

Observe thou, my son, the commandment of thy father, and do not decline from the instruction of thy mother:

During your travels wisdom will lead you; she will watch over you while you rest; and when you are startled from your sleep, she will commune with you.

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

He will not accept any ransom [offered to buy him off from demanding full punishment];
Nor will he be satisfied though you offer him many gifts (bribes).

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

Looking out from my house, and watching through the window,

“I have peace offerings with me;
Today I have paid my vows.

“So I came out to meet you [that you might share with me the feast of my offering],
Diligently I sought your face and I have found you.