His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!

Thou hast said to Jehovah, 'My Lord Thou art;' My good is not for thine own sake;

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

Lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, Yea, a beauteous inheritance is for me.

I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

{A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.

Let my vindication come from You,
for You see what is right.

As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.

As for me, I have called on you because you will answer me, O God. Incline your ear to me. Hear my words.

Let thy lovingkindness be distinguished, thou Saviour of such as seek refuge from them who lift themselves up against thy right hand.

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

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

Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.

And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness is under His feet.

He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him,
The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.

Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.

The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.

They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.

Because I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not forsaken my God, as the wicked doth. {TYNDALE: For I kept the ways of the LORD, and did no wickedness, forsaking my God.}

You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent.

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.

For it is thou that savest the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.

For it is thou that makest my lamp to shine: Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

who makes my feet swift as the deer; who makes me stand on high places;

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

Thus didst thou grant me, as a shield, thy salvation, - and, thy right hand, sustained me, and, thy condescension, made me great.

As to mine enemies -- Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me -- I cut them off.

They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

You rescued me from strife with people; you set me as head (over) nations. People I did not know served me;

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

Jehovah liveth -- and blessed is my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.

It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

It is he that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, and setteth me up against mine adversaries: thou shalt rid me from the wicked man. {TYNDALE: And delivereth me from mine enemies: thou liftest me up on high from them that rise against me, and deliverest me from the wicked men.}

It is he who giveth great deliverances to his king, and sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. The heavens are recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse is declaring.

There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Let us shout for joy at your victory
and lift the banner in the name of our God.
May Yahweh fulfill all your requests.

Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Jehovah, in Thy strength is the king joyful, In Thy salvation how greatly he rejoiceth.

His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

For the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.

You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.

Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

For they intended mischief against thee, and imagined such a device as they are not able to perform.

My God, I cry by day, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest for me:

You are holy; you sit as king receiving the praises of Israel.

But as for me, I am only a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.

They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

But as for you, LORD, do not be far away from me; My Strength, come quickly to help me.

For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.

My praise is from thee, in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;
Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.
May your hearts live forever!

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

All such as be fat upon earth have eaten and worshipped. All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him; and no man hath quickened his own soul.

A seed doth serve Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.

They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!

{A Psalm of David.} The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Thou arrangest before me a table, Over-against my adversaries, Thou hast anointed with oil my head, My cup is full!

Only -- goodness and kindness pursue me, All the days of my life, And my dwelling is in the house of Jehovah, For a length of days!

{A Psalm of David.} The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Who is allowed to ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may go up to his holy dwelling place?

He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false,
Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

To you, O Lord, my soul is lifted up.

For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed; but such as transgress without a cause shall be put to confusion.

Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

He leads the humble in justice,
And He teaches the humble His way.

All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.

For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.