Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me.

Then those living on earth will know what you are like; all nations will know how you deliver your people.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God -- scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.

As smoke is blown away,
so You blow them away.
As wax melts before the fire,
so the wicked are destroyed before God.

But the righteous are glad;
they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.

God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them,

The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.

When you lie down [to rest] among the sheepfolds,
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].

The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever.

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

Our God is the God of salvation; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth even from death.

Singers have been before, Behind are players on instruments, In the midst virgins playing with timbrels.

Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, ye that are of the fountain of Israel.

To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.

Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And His strength is in the skies.

O God, You are awesome and profoundly majestic from Your sanctuary;
The God of Israel gives strength and power to His people.
Blessed be God!

{To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

My feet are deep in the soft earth, where there is no support; I have come into deep waters, the waves are flowing over me.

I am weary with my calling [out]; my throat is parched. My eyes are exhausted [in my] waiting for my God.

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.

Let not those who have hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of armies: let not those who are waiting for you be made low because of me, O God of Israel.

For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink.

But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.

And thou wilt not hide thy face from thy servant; for straits are to me.: hasten to answer me.

Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.

Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap.

Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.

Because they are cruel to him against whom your hand is turned; they make bitter the grief of him who is wounded by you.

They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.

The meek have seen it, and are glad: Ye that seek after God, let your heart live.

because Yahweh hears [the] needy and does not despise his [own who are] prisoners.

The descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who are loyal to him will live in it.

Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil.

Let them turn back because of their shame, Who are saying, 'Aha, aha.'

Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May God be great.

But I am afflicted and needy;
Come quickly to me, O God!
You are my help and my rescuer;
O Lord, do not delay.

Rescue and deliver me, because you are righteous. Turn your ear to me and save me.

Be to me a rock of refuge and a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually come;
You have given the commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.

For You are my hope;
O Lord God, You are my trust and the source of my confidence from my youth.

Upon You have I relied and been sustained from my birth;
You are He who took me from my mother’s womb and You have been my benefactor from that day.
My praise is continually of You.

I am as a wonder to many,
For You are my strong refuge.

For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.

And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me,
Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.

Your many righteous deeds, God, are great,

I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.

He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.

He will redeem them from oppression and violence,
for their lives are precious in his sight.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

{A Psalm of Asaph.} Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

The peace of the wicked I see, That there are no bands at their death,

For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.

How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over.

My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?

Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom you took for yourself as the people of your heritage; even this mountain of Zion, which has been your resting-place.

Those who are opposing you roar where we were meeting with you; they unfurl their war banners as signs.

They are known [to be] like [those who] {wield} axes in a thicket of trees.

Your doors are broken down with hammers and iron blades.

We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us 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?

Why are you keeping back your hand, and covering your right hand in your robe?

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, and your name is near. Your wonderful deeds are told.

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

And all horns of the wicked I cut off, Exalted are the horns of the righteous!

You are glorious and resplendent,
More majestic than the mountains of prey.

The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

You, even You, are to be feared [with the submissive wonder of reverence];
Who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?

Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.

Vow, and pay unto Jehovah your God: Let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

I will keep God in memory, with sounds of grief; my thoughts are troubled, and my spirit is overcome. (Selah.)

My thoughts go back to the days of the past, to the years which are gone.

The memory of my song comes back to me in the night; my thoughts are moving in my heart; my spirit is searching with care.

Has God put away the memory of his pity? are his mercies shut up by his wrath? (Selah.)

O God, your deeds are extraordinary! What god can compare to our great God?

You are the [awesome] God who works [powerful] wonders;
You have demonstrated Your power among the people.

The waters have seen Thee, O God, The waters have seen Thee, They are afraid -- also depths are troubled.

Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

So that a later generation doth know, Sons who are born, do rise and recount to their sons,