“Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further their evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.

As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

Let a righteous man smite me - a lovingkindness, that he should correct me, an oil for the head which let not my head refuse! For, yet, even my prayer, shall be in their calamities.

Their [wicked, godless] judges are thrown down the sides of the rocky cliff,
And they [who followed them] will hear my words, for they are pleasant (just).

Keep me from the snare that they have laid for me, and from the traps of the wicked doers.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared 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 my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.

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 reach out my hands to You;
My throat thirsts for You, as a parched land [thirsts for water]. Selah.

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.

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.

Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee; for thou art my God. Let thy loving spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

My lovingkindness and my stronghold, my high tower and my deliverer - mine! My buckler, and he in whom I have sought refuge, - He that subdueth my people under me.

LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke;

Flash forth lightning, that thou mayest scatter them, Send out thine arrows, that thou mayest confound them:

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

That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

so that men shall speak of the might of thy marvelous acts, and tell of thy greatness.

so that mankind might acknowledge your mighty acts, and the majestic splendor of your kingdom.

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

The praise of Yahweh, my mouth shall speak, That all flesh may bless his holy Name, Unto times age-abiding and beyond.

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong; who feedeth the hungry. The LORD looseth men out of prison;

The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

He sends the snow that is white like wool; he spreads the frost that is white like ashes.

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

Let them praise the name of Jehovah, for he it is that commanded, and they were created:

And he put them in place forever and ever, [by] a decree he gave that will not pass away.

lightning and hail, snow and cloud,
powerful wind that executes His command,

wild animals and all cattle,
creatures that crawl and flying birds,

He has raised up a source of strength for his people, an object of praise for all of his holy ones, that is, for the people of Israel who are near him. Hallelujah!

Praise ye Yah, Sing to Yahweh a song that is new, his praise in the convocation of the men of lovingkindness.

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

to execute on them [the] judgment that is decreed. This [will be] honor for all his faithful ones; Praise Yah.

Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

To know [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction;
To discern and comprehend the words of understanding and insight,

for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living;

That prudence (good judgment, astute common sense) may be given to the naive or inexperienced [who are easily misled],
And knowledge and discretion (intelligent discernment) to the youth,

That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

To understand a proverb and a figure [of speech] or an enigma with its interpretation,
And the words of the wise and their riddles [that require reflection].

for that shall bring grace unto thy head, and shall be a chain about thy neck.

If they say, “Come with us;
Let us lie in wait to shed blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

my son, don’t travel that road with them
or set foot on their path,

Surely, in vain, is spread the net, in the sight of aught that hath wings!

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Seeing then that I have called, and ye refused it: I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded it,

I also will laugh at your disaster;
I will mock when your dread and panic come,

even when the thing that ye be afraid of, falleth in suddenly like a storm, and your misery like a tempest: yea, when trouble and heaviness cometh upon you.

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Whereas, he that hearkeneth unto me, shall dwell safely, and be at rest, without dread of misfortune.

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

For it is the LORD that giveth wisdom, out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints.

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

To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;

That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

My son, forget not my law, but see that thine heart keep my commandments.

Honor Yahweh from your substance, and from the firstfruits of all that will come to you,

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Do not be afraid of sudden panic, or the storm of wickedness that will come.

For the LORD shall be beside thee, and keep thy foot that thou be not taken.

Refuse not to do good unto him that should have it, so long as thine hand is able to do it.

Devise not against thy neighbour an injury, seeing that, he, dwelleth securely by thee.

The wise shall have honour in possession, but shame is the promotion that fools shall have.

Listen, my sons, to a father’s discipline,
and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,

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: Get wisdom! With all [that is in] your possession, gain insight.

Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many.

So that if thou goest therein, there shall no straitness hinder thee: and when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall.

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Keep thy heart more than anything that is guarded; for out of it are the issues of life.

Let thine eyes behold the thing that is right, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

Make level the track of thy foot, that, all thy ways, may be directed aright:

That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.