For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were upon a heap, and layeth up the deep, as in a treasure-house.

Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.

Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD Jehovah; and blessed are the folk whom he hath chosen to be his inheritance.

From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;

He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:

Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let Your [steadfast] lovingkindness, O Lord, be upon us,
In proportion as we have hoped in You.

I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him.

O fear the LORD, ye that are his saints: for they that fear him lack nothing.

The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good.

Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.

Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

Jehovah redeemeth the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!

O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.

Take Your shields—large and small—
and come to my aid.

Draw also the spear and javelin to meet those who pursue me.
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.

My very bones will say,
“Lord, who is like You,
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”

False witnesses are risen up, and lay to my charge things that I know not.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;

With the flatterers were busy mockers, who gnashed upon me with their teeth.

O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness and justice;
And do not let them rejoice over me.

They do not say in their heart, 'Aha, our desire.' They do not say, 'We swallowed him up.'

They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.'

And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness (justice),
And Your praise all the day long.

Transgression speaks [like an oracle] to the wicked (godless) [deep] within his heart;
There is no fear (dread) of God before his eyes.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

He plans wrongdoing on his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not reject or despise evil.

Your lovingkindness and graciousness, O Lord, extend to the skies,
Your faithfulness [reaches] to the clouds.

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.

For with You is the fountain of life [the fountain of life-giving water];
In Your light we see light.

O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
And Your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart.

Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near me
or the hand of the wicked one drive me away.

There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

Do not worry because of evildoers,
Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;

For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

Delight yourself in the Lord,
And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.

Commit your way to the Lord;
Trust in Him also and He will do it.

He will make your righteousness [your pursuit of right standing with God] like the light,
And your judgment like [the shining of] the noonday [sun].

Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.

Refrain from anger and give up your rage;
do not be agitated—it can only bring harm.

For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever];
Though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found].

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.

Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).

For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.

They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

But the wicked shall pass, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be like the beauty of pastures; they are consumed, like smoke they perish.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.

For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned
Or his descendants pleading for bread.

All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.

Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.

For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

The Lord will not leave him in his hand
Or let him be condemned when he is judged.

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.

O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath,
Nor discipline me in Your burning anger.

For Your arrows have sunk into me and penetrate deeply,
And Your hand has pressed down on me and greatly disciplined me.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation;
There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

For my loins were filled with inflammation, and no soundness in my flesh.

Lord, all my longings are before you, and my groaning is not hidden from you.

My heart is panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.

My lovers and friends stand looking upon my trouble, and my kinsmen are gone afar off.

Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things - all day long, do they mutter.

As for me, I was like a deaf man and heard not; as one that were dumb, not opening his mouth.

Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

For I am ready to fall;
My sorrow is continually before me.

But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.