Fear and trembling have overwhelmed me, and horror has covered me.

For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
Then I could bear it;
Nor is it one who has hated me who insolently exalts himself against me—
Then I could hide from him.

He has redeemed my life in peace from the battle that was against me,
For there were many against me.

God will hear and humble them,
Even He who sits enthroned from old— Selah.
Because in them there has been no change [of heart],
And they do not fear God [at all].

He [my companion] has put out his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has broken his covenant [of friendship and loyalty].

For the choir director; according to Jonath elem rehokim. A Mikhtam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me;
Fighting all day long he oppresses me.

My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou -- place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?

My enemies will retreat when I call on you. This has been my experience, because God is with me.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.

Let them be as a snail which melts away (secretes slime) as it goes along,
Like the miscarriage of a woman which never sees the sun.

But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

{To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.} O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

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

God has said in his holy place, I will be glad: I will make a division of Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will be measured out.

God has spoken in his sanctuary: "I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem; the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.

Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?

Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!

For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

God has declared one principle; two principles I have heard: God is strong,

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

and all people will fear. They will proclaim what God has done, and reflect on his deeds.

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

Thou hast crowned the year of Thy goodness, And Thy paths drop fatness.

Who keeps us among the living,
And does not allow our feet to slip or stumble.

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on 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.

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth has spoken, when I was in trouble.

Come and hear, all who fear God [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
And I will tell what He has done for me.

But certainly God has heard [me];
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer
Nor His lovingkindness from me.

The earth has yielded its harvest [as evidence of His approval];
God, our God, blesses us.

A shower of free-will gifts thou shakest out, O God. Thine inheritance, when it hath been weary, Thou hast established it.

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?
Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.

God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has its portion from enemies.

Your God has commanded your strength [your power in His service and your resistance to temptation];
Show Yourself strong, O God, who acted on our behalf.

Rebuke the beasts in the reeds,
The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.

O God, Thou -- Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.

Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Dishonor has covered my face.

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick.
And I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for comforters, but I found none.

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

I will give praise to the name of God with a song; I will give glory to him for what he has done.

And it will please the Lord better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.

Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

A very wonder, have I been unto many, Seeing that, thou, hast been my strong refuge,

Saying, “God has abandoned him;
Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

Thou hast brought me to great honour, and comforted me on every side.

My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.

Only, in slippery places Thou dost set them, Thou hast caused them to fall to desolations.

Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

{Maschil of Asaph.} O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?

Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

Hurry and look at the permanent ruins, and all the damage the enemy has done to the temple!

But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth.

Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea -monster, Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters,

Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.

Thou hast cleaved a fountain and a stream, Thou hast dried up perennial flowings.

The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

Remember this, O Lord, the enemy has scoffed,
And a foolish and impious people has spurned Your name.

“When I select an appointed time,
I will judge with equity,” [says the Lord].

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song. God has revealed himself in Judah; in Israel his reputation is great.

His den has been in Salem, his lair in Zion.

Gone is the wealth of the strong, their last sleep has overcome them; the men of war have become feeble.

At the voice of your wrath, O God of Jacob, deep sleep has overcome carriage and horse.

Thou, fearful art Thou, And who doth stand before Thee, Since Thou hast been angry!

From heaven Thou hast sounded judgment, Earth hath feared, and hath been still,

Thou hast taken hold of the watches of mine eyes, I have been moved, and I speak not.

Has his loyal love disappeared forever? Has his promise failed forever?

Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Or has He in anger withdrawn His compassion? Selah.

So I say: "It causes me pain that the right hand of the Most High has changed."

Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.

Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

Thou hast led as a flock Thy people, By the hand of Moses and Aaron!

We will not hide them from their children,
But [we will] tell to the generation to come the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,
And [tell of] His great might and power and the wonderful works that He has done.

They have forgotten what he has done, his awesome deeds that they witnessed.

But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.

And He built His sanctuary like the heights,
Like the earth which He has founded forever.

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight,
Vengeance for the blood of Your servants which has been shed.

Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.

Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.

Thou hast made us a very strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh us to scorn.

Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

Thou hast looked before it, and dost root it, And it filleth the land,

Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?