Many are the pains of the wicked; As to him who is trusting in Jehovah, Kindness doth compass him.

Sing to him a new song! Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him!

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.

Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

They looked unto him and were radiant, And, as for their faces, let them not be abashed.

the face of Yahweh, is against such as do wickedness, To cut off, from the earth, their memory.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

May their path be dark and slippery, as the messenger of the LORD tracks them down.

All my bones shall say, O Jehovah, who as thee, delivering the poor from him strong above him, and the poor and the needy from him stripping him?

Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

Let not them who are falsely my foes rejoice over me, As for them who hate me without cause, let them not wink the eye!

And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness and of thy praise, all the day long.

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.

Thy righteousness is as mountains of God, Thy judgments are a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

Take pleasure in Yahweh as well, and he will give to you the requests of your heart.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

For the LORD loveth the thing that is right; he forsaketh not his saints, but they are preserved forever. The unrighteous shall be punished; as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out.

I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

The LORD helps and delivers them; he will deliver them from the wicked, and he will save them because they have sought refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm: As a Reminder.

For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

For mine iniquities passed over my head: as a heavy lifting up they will be loaded above me.

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

As for my friends and my neighbors, they stand aloof from my distress; even my close relatives stand at a distance.

Those who seek my life lay snares as well, and those intent on my harm speak threats. They also plot deceit all day.

But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

And I as a man that heard not, and not in his mouth confutations

For I said, "Do not let them gloat over me, as they congratulate themselves when my foot slips."

I said, “I will guard my ways
That I may not sin with my tongue;
I will muzzle my mouth
While the wicked are in my presence.”

I was as silent as a mute person; I said nothing, not even something good, and my distress deepened.

My heart grew hot within me;
as I mused, a fire burned.
I spoke with my tongue:

Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.

Surely a man walks about as a [mere] {shadow}; surely in vain they bustle about. He heaps up [possessions] but does not know who [will] gather them [in].

With reproofs against iniquity, Thou hast corrected man, And dost waste as a moth his desirableness, Only, vanity is every man. Selah.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

O LORD my God, great are the wondrous works which thou hast done, like as be also thy thoughts, which are to us-ward; and yet there is no man that ordereth them unto thee. If I should declare them, and speak of them, they should be more than I am able to express.

You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;
You open my ears to listen.
You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.

I have proclaimed good news of righteousness [and the joy that comes from obedience to You] in the great assembly;
Behold, I will not restrain my lips [from proclaiming Your righteousness],
As You know, O Lord.

As for you, O Yahweh, do not withhold your mercies from me. Let your loyal love and your faithfulness continually preserve me.

Let them be desolate as a reward for their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

Even though I am afflicted and needy,
Still the Lord takes thought and is mindful of me.
You are my help and my rescuer.
O my God, do not delay.

As for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

As for my enemies, with malice they said, "When will he die and memory of his name perish?"

As for all who hate me, they whisper together against me; they desire to do me harm.

As for my best friend, the one in whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, even he has insulted me!

As for you, O Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up, so I can pay them back!"

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

{To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.} As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually ask me, "Where is your God?"

I remember this as I pour out my heart:
how I walked with many,
leading the festive procession to the house of God,
with joyful and thankful shouts.

Why shouldst thou be cast down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me? Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence.

I will ask God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?"

As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

Why shouldst thou be sat down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me? Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence and my God.

Why shouldst thou be cast down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me, Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence, and my God.

You have given us as sheep [for] food, and among the nations you have scattered us.

You sold your people for a pittance; you did not ask a high price for them.

Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song.My heart is moved by a noble theme
as I recite my verses to the king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

As to Thy majesty -- prosper! -- ride! Because of truth, and meekness -- righteousness, And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful things.

Thine arrows being sharpened peoples shall fall under thee as the heart of the king's enemies.

They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession and enter the royal palace.

Your sons will take the place of your ancestors, and you will set them up as princes in all the earth.

For, Yahweh - as Most High, is to be revered, A great king, over all the earth,

The princes of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham,
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is highly exalted.

God is known in her palaces as a high fortress.

For lo! Kings - Met as appointed, Passed by together;

As soon as they see, they are shocked; they are terrified, they quickly retreat.

Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish
with the east wind.

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

As is thy name, O God, So is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

As for them who are trusting in their wealth, - And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves,

For he seeth that wise men also die and perish together, as well as the ignorant and foolish, and leave their riches for others.

And man shall not abide in honor, being like as the beasts they perished.

They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.

For while he lived, he counted himself a happy man; and so long as thou doest well unto thyself, men will speak good of thee.

He shall enter as far as the circle of his fathers, Nevermore, shall they see the light.

Man in honor shall not understand; being like as the beasts, they perished.

He summons the heavens above, as well as the earth, so that he might judge his people.

For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills.

As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips!

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

He who is sacrificing praise honoureth Me, As to him who maketh a way, I cause him to look on the salvation of God!

Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what was evil in your sight. As a result, you are just in your pronouncement and clear in your judgment.

Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.