All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

They open their mouth wide against me, claiming, "Yes! Yes! We saw him do it with our own eyes!"

Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

For it flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

A little while, and the wicked person will be no more;
though you look for him, he will not be there.

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

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

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;
every man is only a vapor.Selah

He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

And if he came to see, he will speak vanity: his heart will gather vanity to him; he will go forth without; he will speak.

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

Also the man of my peace whom I trusted in him, eating my bread, magnified the heel against me.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

The LORD hath granted his loving-kindness in the daytime; and in the night-season did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with a gift. The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.

He puts an end to wars over all the earth; by him the bow is broken, and the spear cut in two, and the carriage burned in the fire.

He will give us our heritage, the glory of Jacob who is dear to him. (Selah.)

For God is the King of all the earth; sing ye praises unto him with understanding.

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
one should forever stop trying—

As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him.

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

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

When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.} Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices, with burnt offerings, and with whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. To the Director: A Davidic instruction about Doeg, the Edomite, when he went to Saul and told him, "David went to the house of Abimelech."

{To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.} Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

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.

Let him turn back the mischief upon mine adversaries, In thy faithfulness, destroy them!

For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

He hath ransomed in peace my soul From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they were with me.

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

But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Silent Dove in Distant Lands." A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

{To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.} Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

That will not hearken to the voice of whisperers, Though the wise one try to bind him with spells.

As a green thorn kindled with fire goeth out before your pots be made hot; even so, let a furious rage bring him to nought.

so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth." For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

{To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

Through God we will do great things, for through him our haters will be crushed under our feet.

He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

{To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.} Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

How long will ye assail a man; will ye seek, all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

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

They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

And they cause him to stumble, Against them is their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

O the happiness of him whom Thou choosest, And drawest near, he inhabiteth Thy courts, We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, Thy holy temple.

Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation! Give him the honor he deserves!

He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.

Bless our God, O peoples,
And make the sound of His praise be heard abroad,

I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

{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.

Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

Those who are without friends, God puts in families; he makes free those who are in chains; but those who are turned away from him are given a dry land.

Why hop ye so, ye high hills? This is God's hill, in the which it pleaseth him to dwell. Yea, the LORD will abide in it forever.

Verily God will smite the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on still in his trespasses.

So that thy foot shall shake in blood, the tongue of thy dogs from the enemies of him.

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.

For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God [requiring Him as your greatest need], let your heart revive and live.

Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

The descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who are loyal to him will live in it.

My God, deliver me from the hand of the unjust one, from the hand of him transgressing, and the violent one.

Saying, God has given him up; go after him and take him, for he has no helper.

May he judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your afflicted with justice.

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

Let him come down, Like rain on fields to be mown, Like myriad drops on land to be reaped.

So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River unto the ends of the earth;

Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.

Yes, let all kings go down before him; let all nations be his servants.

For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.

May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.

May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.

As the dream of him that waketh, O my Lord! when rousing thyself up, their shadowy being, wilt thou despise.

But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him,
That I may tell of all Your works.