Thus they exchanged [the true God who was] their glory
For the image of an ox that eats grass.

So He said He would have destroyed them—
if Moses His chosen one
had not stood before Him in the breach
to turn His wrath away from destroying them.

Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.

Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.

It was credited to him as righteousness
throughout all generations to come.

They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

For they rebelled against him, so that he spoke thoughtlessly with his lips.

So the Lord was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him.

Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

And He remembered His covenant for their sake,
And relented [rescinding their sentence] according to the greatness of His lovingkindness [when they cried out to Him],

- That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and tell out his works with gladness!

Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people
and praise Him in the council of the elders.

Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

Whoever [is] wise, then let him observe these [things], and let them consider Yahweh's acts of loyal love.

Set a wicked person over him;
let an accuser stand at his right hand.

When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
and let his prayer be counted as sin.

The creditor shall lay snares for all which is to him, and strangers shall plunder his labor.

Let no one show him kindness,
and let no one be gracious to his fatherless children.

Let their sins always remain before the Lord,
and let Him erase all memory of them from the earth.

Because he remembered not to shew kindness, but persecuted the afflicted and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay him.

He loved cursing—let it fall on him;
he took no delight in blessing—let it be far from him.

Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

I will fervently thank the Lord with my mouth;
I will praise Him in the presence of many.

For He stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.

He has provided food for those who fear Him;
He remembers His covenant forever.

The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom;
A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord;
His praise endures forever.

The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve him; he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away, and the desire of the ungodly shall perish.

He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;

That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

But our God is in heaven: he has done whatever was pleasing to him.

O Israel, trust and take refuge in the Lord! [Be confident in Him, cling to Him, rely on His word!]
He is their help and their shield.

I love [him], because Yahweh has heard {the voice of my supplications}.

Because He has turned His ear to me,
I will call out to Him as long as I live.

What will I give to the Lord [in return]
For all His benefits toward me?
[How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?]

Praise the Lord, all nations!
Glorify Him, all peoples!

This [is] the day Yahweh has worked; let us rejoice and be glad in him.

A blessing be on him who comes in the name of the Lord; we give you blessing from the house of the Lord.

Happy are those who keep His decrees
and seek Him with all their heart.

So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

Be thou surety for thy servant to do him good, that the proud do me no wrong.

My soul has long dwelt with him that hates peace.

He that goes forth weeping, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

I rely on the Lord, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.

Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is abundant redemption.

His enemies I do clothe with shame, And upon him doth his crown flourish!

Lift up your hands to the sanctuary
And bless the Lord.

Praise you the LORD. Praise you the name of the LORD; praise him, O you servants of the LORD.

The Lord has done whatever was pleasing to him, in heaven, and on the earth, in the seas and in all the deep waters.

For the Lord will judge His people
And He will have compassion on His servants [revealing His mercy].

Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.

To him who alone does great wonders: for his mercy endures forever.

To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endures forever.

To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endures forever.

To him that made great lights: for his mercy endures forever:

To him that struck Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endures forever:

To him who divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endures forever:

By him Pharaoh and his army were overturned in the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

To him who led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endures forever.

To him who struck great kings: for his mercy endures forever:

Who [faithfully] remembered us in our lowly condition,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Who gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;

O daughter of Babylon, O destroyed one, O the happiness of him who repayeth to thee thy deed, That thou hast done to us.

O the happiness of him who doth seize, And hath dashed thy sucklings on the rock!

Though the Lord is exalted,
He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];
But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.

O Lord, give not the wrongdoer his desire; give him no help in his evil designs, or he may be uplifted in pride. (Selah.)

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be against their evil.

I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble.

He is my faithful love and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield, and I take refuge in Him;
He subdues my people under me.

LORD, what is man, that you take knowledge of him! or the son of man, that you make account of him!

Happy the people thus and thus to him: happy the people Jehovah his God.

The LORD is near unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

The LORD preserves all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

Ye shall not trust in nobles: in the son of man, to him no salvation.

When his breath leaves him,
he returns to the ground;
on that day his plans die.

O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope is on Jehovah his God,

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].

Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

which giveth fodder unto the cattle, and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him.

The LORD takes pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

Praise you the LORD. Praise you the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

Praise him, all his angels: praise him, all his hosts.

Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all you stars of light.

Praise him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters that be above the heavens.

He also exalts the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise you the LORD.

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song! Praise him in the assembly of the godly!

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.

Praise you the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the lute and harp.

Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and pipes.

Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the clashing cymbals.