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

Surely every man walketh in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

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

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

Many, O LORD, my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are toward us, they cannot be reckoned up in order to thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

For innumerable evils have encompassed me: my iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of my head: therefore my heart faileth me.

My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, Where is thy God?

Deep calleth to deep at the noise of thy water-spouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

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

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name we will tread them under that rise up against us.

But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to them that are around us.

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

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

Why hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth to the earth.

Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.

Thy arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; by which the people fall under thee.

Kings daughters were among thy honorable women: upon thy right hand stood the queen in gold of Ophir.

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thy ear; forget also thy own people, and thy father's house;

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout to God with the voice of triumph.

He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellence of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises to our King, sing praises.

The princes of the people are assembled, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong to God: he is greatly exalted.

A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

For lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.

They saw it, and so they wondered; they were troubled, and hasted away.

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.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even to death.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous around him.

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt-offerings, to have been continually before me.

I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof.

Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

But to the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

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

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

There they were 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.

O that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

Day and night they go about it upon its walls: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

My enemies would daily swallow me up: for they are many that fight against me, O thou Most High.

Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

Thou numberest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises to thee.

To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yes, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities are overpast.

My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Yes, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

The wicked are estranged from their birth: they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

For lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

Let them wander up and down for food, and grudge if they are not satisfied.

Wilt thou not, O God, who hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, who didst not go out with our armies?

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he will tread down our enemies.

Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all ye lands:

O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

Who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast laid affliction upon our loins.

Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us. Selah.

Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, will bless us.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

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

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

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

He that is our God is the God of salvation; and to GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one shall submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.

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