Troubled have been nations, Moved have been kingdoms, He hath given forth with His voice, earth melteth.

Nobles of peoples have been gathered, With the people of the God of Abraham, For to God are the shields of earth, Greatly hath He been exalted!

They have seen -- so they have marvelled, They have been troubled, they were hastened away.

We heard about God's mighty deeds, now we have seen them, in the city of the Lord, the invincible Warrior, in the city of our God. God makes it permanently secure. (Selah)

We have thought of Your lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of Your temple.

High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.

What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?

So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.

For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

Their inner thought is that their houses are forever
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have called their lands after their own names.

And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.

This [is] the journey [of those who] have foolish [confidence], and those after them [who] accept their sayings. Selah

Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);
Death will be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,
So that they have no dwelling [on earth].

Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased;

He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: "May men praise you, for you have done well!"

Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!

“Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

Now have the heavens declared his righteousness, Because, God, is, about to judge. Selah.

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

I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens.

I have known every fowl of the mountains, And the wild beast of the field is with Me.

But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite My statutes
Or to take My covenant on your lips?

“When you see a thief, you are pleased with him and condone his behavior,
And you associate with adulterers.

“These things you have done and I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you.
Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes.

Consider this, you who have forgotten God Otherwise, I will tear you in pieces and there will be no deliverer:

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

Against You, You only, have I sinned
And done that which is evil in Your sight,
So that You are justified when You speak [Your sentence]
And faultless in Your judgment.

Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

Behold, thou wilt have truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

Make me hear joy and gladness and be satisfied;
Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.

You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.

Then shalt thou have sacrifices of righteousness, burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering; then shall they offer up bullocks upon thine altar.

You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,

I will thank You forever, because You have done it, [You have rescued me and kept me safe].
I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

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

Every one of them has turned aside and fallen away;
Together they have become filthy and corrupt;
There is no one who does good, no, not even one.

Have workers of wickedness no knowledge or no understanding?
They eat up My people as though they ate bread
And have not called upon God.

There they were, in great terror and dread, where there had been no terror or dread;
For God scattered the bones of him who besieged you;
You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

6 May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! When the fate of his people is changed by God, Jacob will have joy, and Israel will be glad.

For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

for he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have seen the end of my enemies. To the Director: With stringed instruments. A Davidic instruction.

Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow;

My heart is in anguish within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

Fear and trembling have come upon me;
Horror has overwhelmed me.

Confuse [my enemies], O Lord, divide their tongues [destroying their schemes],
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

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:

So that together have we been wont to find sweetness in counsel, In the house of God, used we to walk in the throng.

At evening and morning and high noon, have I been wont to lament and complain, And he hath heard my voice!

God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart is war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they are drawn swords.

But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.

For the music director; according to the yonath-elem-rechovim style; a prayer of David, written when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me! All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me.

Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many are fighting against me, O most High,

When I am afraid,
I will put my trust and faith in You.

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

They attack, they hide and lurk,
They watch my steps,
As they have [expectantly] waited to take my life.

You have kept count of my wanderings. Put my tears in your bottle have not you recorded them in your book?

Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God is for me.

In God have I put my trust and confident reliance; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

God, I have taken vows before you; therefore I will offer thanksgiving sacrifices to you.

For You have rescued my soul from death,
Yes, and my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light of life.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.

I will call unto the Most High God, even unto the God that shall perform the cause which I have in hand.

They set a net for my steps;
My very life was bowed down.
They dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.

The wicked have been estranged from the womb, They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.

They have venom like the venom of a serpent;
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,

As a snail that melteth he goeth on, As an untimely birth of a woman, They have not seen the sun.

For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord.

Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me!

You, O Lord God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah)

But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

Let them go wandering up and down in search of food, and be there all night if they have not enough.

But as for me, I will sing of Your mighty strength and power;
Yes, I will sing joyfully of Your lovingkindness in the morning;
For You have been my stronghold
And a refuge in the day of my distress.

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!

You have made the land quake, You have split it open;
Heal its rifts, for it shakes and totters.

You have made your people experience hard times; you have made us drink intoxicating wine.

You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah)

Have not you put us away, O God? and you have not gone out with our armies.

Have you not rejected us, O God? O God, you do not go into battle with our armies.

For You have been a shelter and a refuge for me,
A strong tower against the enemy.

For You have heard my vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence].

Only -- from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.

Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him.
God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

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

Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.

If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches -- I meditate on Thee.

For You have been my help,
And in the shadow of Your wings [where I am always protected] I sing for joy.

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

They strengthen for themselves an evil thing, They recount of the hiding of snares, They have said, 'Who doth look at it?'

They devise acts of injustice, saying,
“We are ready with a well-conceived plan.”
For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep (mysterious, unsearchable).

And God doth shoot them with an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,

When they were to have ruined another, their tongue smote themselves, All who observe them take flight.

And all men fear, and declare the work of God, And His deed they have considered wisely.

The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.

It is right for you, O God, to have praise in Zion: to you let the offering be made.

Iniquities have prevailed against me: our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.

Who creates the mountains by His strength,
Being clothed with power,

So they who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs [the evidence of Your presence].
You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.