I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.

For my iniquity I confess; I am anxious because of my sin.

They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

Remove Your torment from me;
I fade away because of the force of Your hand.

For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.

They are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, 'Aha, aha.'

I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.

A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.

By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

You supported me because of my integrity
and set me in Your presence forever.

Why are you {in despair}, O my soul, and disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, [for] the salvation of his presence.

I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Why are you {in despair}, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I shall again praise him, {my salvation} and my God.

For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Why are you {in despair}, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, {my salvation} and my God.

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

Because of this we are turned back by the attacker: those who have hate for us take our goods for themselves.

Because of the voice of a reproacher and reviler, Because of an enemy and a self-avenger.

Because of You we are slain all day long;
we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.

Rise up! Help us!
Redeem us because of Your faithful love.

Thou art the fairest among the children of men; full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for ever.

And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's haters; because of them the peoples are falling under you.

And the king doth desire thy beauty, Because he is thy lord -- bow thyself to him,

I will keep the memory of your name living through all generations; and because of this the people will give you praise for ever.

The rulers of the peoples have come together, with the people of the God of Abraham; because the powers of the earth are God's: he is lifted up on high.

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.

(Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)

Surely God will ransom my life from the {power} of Sheol, because he will receive me. Selah

because when he dies he will not take [away] any [of it]. His wealth will not follow down after him.

And [the] heavens declare his righteousness, because God himself is judge. Selah

I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.

because every animal of the forest is mine, [the] cattle on a thousand hills.

If I were hungry I would not tell you, because [the] world and its fullness [are] mine.

These things you did, and I kept silent, because you assumed that I was like you. But now I am going to rebuke you, and I will set forth my case before your very own eyes."

For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!

Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.

Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!

I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

He will repay my adversaries for their evil.
Because of Your faithfulness, annihilate them.

I will freely sacrifice to you; I will give thanks [to] your name, O Yahweh, because [it is] good.

Because he has delivered me from all trouble, and my eye has looked [with satisfaction] on my enemies.

Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech, because I see violence and strife in the city.

Let death deceive them. May they descend to Sheol alive, because evil [is] in their home [and] {heart}.

He safely redeems my life from [the] battle against me, because [those standing] against me are among many.

God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

Be gracious to me, O God, because humankind has trampled me; fighting all the day he oppresses me.

My enemies trample all day, because many [are] attacking me proudly.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.

Because of iniquity will they escape? In anger cast down [the] peoples, O God.

Then my enemies will turn back {when} I call. This I know because God [is] for me.

because you have delivered my soul from death. [Have you] not [kept] my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, because in you my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of your wings I will take refuge until destruction passes by.

Because your loyal love [is] high to [the] heavens, and your faithfulness to [the] clouds.

For look, they lie in wait for my life. The mighty attack against me, not [because of] my transgression or my sin, O Yahweh.

Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.

Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!

Because of the sin of their mouth, the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and because of cursing and lying which they speak.

But as for me, I will sing [of] your strength, and I will hail your loyal love in the morning, because you have been my [high] stronghold and a refuge in my {time} of trouble.

O my strength, to you I will give praise, because God [is] my [high] stronghold, my God of loyal love.

You have made [the] land quake. You have split it open. Heal its fissures, because it totters.

Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

For Thou hast been a refuge for me, A tower of strength because of the enemy.

Only for God wait in silence, O my soul, because my hope [is] from him.

And to you [belongs] loyal love, O Lord, because you will render to each according to his work.

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

However, the king will rejoice in God. Everyone who swears an oath by him will boast, because [the] mouth of [the] liars will be stopped.

The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult. To the Director: A song. Lyrics by David.

Those in the farthest parts of the earth have fear when they see your signs: the outgoings of the morning and evening are glad because of you.

Say to God, "How awesome are your works! Because of the greatness of your strength, your enemies will cringe before you.

Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, because you judge [the] peoples with equity and guide the nations on the earth. Selah

The earth was shaking and the heavens were streaming, because God was present; even Sinai itself was moved before God, the God of Israel.

Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

Save me, O God, because waters have come up to [my] neck.

Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

because the zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those reproaching you have fallen on me.

O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance!

Answer me, O Yahweh, because your loyal love [is] good; according to your abundant mercies, turn to me,

and do not hide your face from your servant. Because I am in trouble, answer me quickly.

Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.

because they persecute [those] whom you, yourself, have struck, and they tell of the pain of [those] you have wounded.

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

because God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.

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

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

Be for me a rock of refuge to resort to always; you have ordained to save me, because you [are] my rock and my fortress.

because you [are] my hope, O Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.

saying, "His God has abandoned him. Pursue and seize him, because there is no deliverer."

I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord God;
I will proclaim Your righteousness, Yours alone.

And Thy righteousness, O God, is unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who is like Thee?

Because Thou hast showed me many and sad distresses, Thou turnest back -- Thou revivest me, And from the depths of the earth, Thou turnest back -- Thou bringest me up.

I also will praise you with the harp; because of your faithfulness, my God, I will praise you with the lyre Holy One of Israel.