For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.

They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.

But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol,
For He will receive me. Selah.

Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

And the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is judge. Selah.

It is not concerning [a lack of] your sacrifices [that] I rebuke you, and your burnt offerings [are] before me continually.

For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills.

I know all the birds in the mountains; indeed, everything that moves in the field is mine.

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.

Thinkest thou that I will eat the flesh of oxen, or drink the blood of goats?

Call upon me, then, in the day of distress, I will deliver thee, that thou mayest glorify me.

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

“For you hate instruction and discipline
And cast My words behind you [discarding them].

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

Wilt thou cleanse me from sin with hyssop, That I may be pure? Wilt thou wash me, That I may be whiter, than snow?

Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, that sinners may be converted unto thee.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health; that my tongue may praise thy righteousness.

O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.

For thou wilt not desire sacrifice - that I should give it, Ascending-offering, will not please:

The sacrifices of God, are a spirit that is broken, - A heart - broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.

{To the Chanter, an exhortation of David when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul, and showed him, saying: David is come to the house of Abimelech} Thy boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant, that thou canst do mischief, whereas the goodness of God endureth yet daily?

You love evil more than good,
And falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.

You love any words that destroy,
you treacherous tongue!

But God will break you down forever;
He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

Therefore I will praise you forever because of what you did; I will proclaim that your name is good in the midst of your faithful ones. To the Director: Upon . A Davidic instruction.

{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.

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

How can they have understanding, that are the workers of wickedness, eating up my people as it were bread, and calling not upon God?

There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

For strangers have risen against me
And violent men have sought my life;
They have not set God before them. Selah.

Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

For thou hast delivered me out of all my trouble, so that mine eye seeth his desire upon mine enemies.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

“I would wander far away,
I would lodge in the [peace of the] wilderness. Selah.

I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale."

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.

He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

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

Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.

Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee.

They vex me daily in my words: all that they imagine is to do me evil.

Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

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.

How is it that by remaining silent you can speak righteously? How can you judge people fairly?

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

so that it does not hear [the] voice of charmers [or the] skilled caster of spells.

Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Before your cooking pots can feel the fire of thorns [burning under them as fuel],
He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning ones alike.

The righteous rejoiceth that he hath seen vengeance, His steps he washeth in the blood of the wicked.

So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

{To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

For no iniquity, do they run that they may take their stand, Rouse thyself to meet me, and see.

You, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Arise to punish all the nations;
Spare no one and do not be merciful to any who treacherously plot evil. Selah.

Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

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!

Thou that hast moved the land, and divided it; heal the sores thereof, for it shaketh.

You have made Your people experience hardship;
You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger and fall.

Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

Shall not thou do it, O God, thou that hast cast us out? Wilt not thou, O God, go out with our hosts?

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Indeed, you are my shelter, a strong tower that protects me from the enemy.

Let me dwell in Your tent forever;
Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

Thou shalt grant the king a long life; that his years may endure throughout all generations,

He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

He only is my strength, my salvation, my defense, so that I shall not greatly fall.

How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him , all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

They consult only to throw him down from his high position [to dishonor him];
They delight in lies.
They bless with [the words of] their mouths,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.

He only is my strength, my salvation, my defense: so that I shall not fall.

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

God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

and that thou, LORD, art merciful; for thou rewardest every man according to his work.

A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.

Thus do I look for thee in thy Sanctuary, that I might behold thy power and glory.

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

But God shall suddenly shoot with a swift arrow, that they shall be wounded.