If the Lord had not been on our side
when men attacked us,

Praise the Lord,
who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.

We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net;
the net is torn, and we have escaped.

The scepter of the wicked will not remain
over the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.

Since my youth they have often attacked me,
but they have not prevailed against me.

A Davidic song of ascents.Lord, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.
I do not get involved with things
too great or too difficult for me.

“I will not enter my house
or get into my bed,

I will not allow my eyes to sleep
or my eyelids to slumber

Because of Your servant David,
do not reject Your anointed one.

The Lord swore an oath to David,
a promise He will not abandon:
“I will set one of your descendants
on your throne.

A song of ascents.Now praise the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord
who stand in the Lord’s house at night!

the moon and stars to rule by night.
        His love is eternal.

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

Though the Lord is exalted,
He takes note of the humble;
but He knows the haughty from a distance.

The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me.
Lord, Your love is eternal;
do not abandon the work of Your hands.

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will be night”—

even the darkness is not dark to You.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You.

For it was You who created my inward parts;
You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.

The proud hide a trap with ropes for me;
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.Selah

Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.Selah

Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.

Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing
or perform wicked acts
with men who commit sin.
Do not let me feast on their delicacies.

Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me not refuse it.
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.

But my eyes look to You, Lord God.
I seek refuge in You; do not let me die.

Do not bring Your servant into judgment,
for no one alive is righteous in Your sight.

Do not trust in nobles,
in man, who cannot save.

He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;
He does not value the power of a man.

He has not done this for any nation;
they do not know His judgments.
Hallelujah!