For there is nothing reliable in what they say;
destruction is within them;
their throat is an open grave;
they flatter with their tongues.

But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

Return, O Jehovah, return; deliver my soul; save me for Your mercy's sake.

So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.

O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

But, for himself, hath he made ready the weapons so deadly, His arrows, he, so fiery, would make:

See, he travails with evil. He is pregnant with trouble, and he gives birth to deception.

You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.

When I see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars, which thou hast established;

The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

The enemy's cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; you destroyed their cities; all memory of the enemies has perished.

And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.

Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,

So that I recount all Thy praise, In the gates of the daughter of Zion. I rejoice on Thy salvation.

Put them in fear, O Lord, so that the nations may see that they are only men. (Selah.)

Lord, why do You stand so far away?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him;
All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”

His ways prosper at all times;
Your judgments [Lord] are on high, out of his sight [so he never thinks about them];
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."

He is crushed; he is bowed down; so the helpless host falls by his {might}.

He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require it ?

But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; so that when you seek out his wickedness you will find it no more.

To vindicate and obtain justice for the fatherless and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer terrify them.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

For look, the wicked are bending the bow;
They take aim with their arrow on the string
To shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart.

The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

For righteous is Jehovah, Righteousness He hath loved, The upright doth His countenance see!'

Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord and master over us?”

Because of violence done to the poor, because of the crying of the needy, Now, will I arise! O may Yahweh say, - I will place him in safety - let him puff at him!

The Lord's words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.

How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and be so vexed in my heart? How long shall mine enemies triumph over me?

Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me;

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

Lest mine enemy shall say, I prevailed against him; mine adversaries shall exult when I shall be moved.

I will sing of the LORD, because he hath dealt so lovingly with me; Yea, I will praise the name of the LORD the most highest.

Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit evil deeds; not one of them practices what is good.

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

The whole, have turned aside, Together have they become tainted, - There is none that doeth good, not so much as, one!

Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of His people,
Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.

The one who does not slander with his tongue, who does no evil to his neighbor, and who does not destroy his friend's reputation.

He despises a reprobate, but honors the Lord's loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.

I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good besides You.”

As for God's chosen people who are in the land, and the leading officials I admired so much --

So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly.

You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.

Because of men's works that are done against the words of thy lips, I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer.

My steps have been held in Your paths, so that my footsteps have not slipped.

I call on You, God,
because You will answer me;
listen closely to me; hear what I say.

like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a lion's whelp, lurking in secret places.

From the men of thy hand, O LORD, from the men, I say, and from the evil world, which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure.

I -- in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, with Thy form!

For the music director; by the Lord's servant David, who sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said: "I love you, Lord, my source of strength!

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

In my trouble I will call upon the LORD, and complain unto my God. So he shall hear my voice out of his holy temple, and my complaint shall come before him: it shall enter even into his ears. {TYNDALE: In my tribulation I called to the LORD, and cried to my God. And he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.}

There went a smoke out in his presence, and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that coals were kindled at it. {TYNDALE: Smoke went up out of his nostrils, and consuming fire out of his mouth, that coals were kindled of him.}

So he bowed [the] heavens and came down with a thick cloud under his feet.

Then the stream beds of the waters appeared,
And the foundations of the world were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

So he brought me out to a spacious place. He delivered me because he delighted in me.

For I have obeyed the Lord's commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

So became I blameless with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.

So the Lord repaid me
according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

Indeed, with your help I can charge against an army; by my God's power I can jump over a wall.

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

he made my feet like the deer's, and on my high places he makes me stand.

He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping.

I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.

By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

So I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord! I will sing praises to you!

Yahweh's law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh's testimony is sure, making wise the simple.

Yahweh's precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh's commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.

The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh's ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.

Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get dominion over me: so shall I be undefiled and innocent from the great offense.

May Yahweh answer you in [the] day of trouble. May the name of Jacob's God protect you.

Grant thee thy heart's desire, And fulfil all thy counsel.

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

For the king trusts in the Lord, and because of the sovereign Lord's faithfulness he is not upended.

Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

{To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.} My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

They say, "Commit yourself to the LORD; perhaps the LORD will deliver him, perhaps he will cause him to escape, since he delights in him."

But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.

I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.

Do not be so distant from me, for trouble is at hand; indeed, there is no deliverer.

Many bulls have encompassed me; Bashan's strong ones have beset me round.

I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.

I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me:

Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the dog's hand.

Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

You are the reason I offer praise in the great assembly; I will fulfill my promises before the Lord's loyal followers.

For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.