We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers;
The trap is broken and we have escaped.

Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.

Do good, O Lord, to those who are good
And to those who are upright in their hearts.

The Lord has done great things for us;
We are glad!

Restore our captivity, O Lord,
As the stream-beds in the South (the Negev) [are restored by torrents of rain].

Behold, children are a heritage and gift from the Lord,
The fruit of the womb a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands.

Those who make idols are like them [absolutely worthless—spiritually blind, deaf, and powerless];
So is everyone who trusts in and relies on them.

You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And You are intimately acquainted with all my ways.

If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), behold, You are there.

Even the darkness is not dark to You and conceals nothing from You,
But the night shines as bright as the day;
Darkness and light are alike to You.

I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!

I said to the Lord, “You are my God;
Listen to the voice of my supplications, O Lord.

“Those who surround me raise their heads;
May the mischief of their own lips come upon them.

Their [wicked, godless] judges are thrown down the sides of the rocky cliff,
And they [who followed them] will hear my words, for they are pleasant (just).

For my eyes are toward You, O God, the Lord;
In You I take refuge; do not pour out my life nor leave me defenseless.

I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.

“Give attention to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Rescue me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.

Teach me to do Your will [so that I may please You],
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a shadow that passes away.

Whose mouths speak deceit [without restraint],
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Who gives salvation to kings,
Who sets David His servant free from the evil sword.

Set me free and rescue me from the hand of [hostile] foreigners,
Whose mouth speaks deceit [without restraint],
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Let our barns be full, supplying every kind of produce,
And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;

Let our cattle bear
Without mishap and without loss,
And let there be no outcry in our streets!

How blessed and favored are the people in such circumstance;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored] are the people whose God is the Lord!

The Lord is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created].

The Lord upholds all those [of His own] who fall
And raises up all those who are bowed down.

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous [the upright in heart].

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His name alone is exalted and supreme;
His glory and majesty are above earth and heaven.

He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them strength, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence],
Praise for all His godly ones;
For the people of Israel, a people near to Him.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)