To shoot from ambush at the blameless [one];
Suddenly they shoot at him, without fear.

They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who will discover us?”

So they will be caused to stumble;
Their own tongue is against them;
All who gaze at them will shake the head [in scorn].

The righteous man shall rejoice Yahweh, and seek refuge in him, Then shall glory - all who are upright in heart.

O You who hear prayer,
To You all mankind comes.

Blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near
To dwell in Your courts.
We will be filled with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.

By awesome and wondrous things You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,
You who are the trust and hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;

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

Who stills the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their waves,
And the tumult of the peoples,

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.

Come and see the works of God,
Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.

Who ruleth, in his might, unto times age abiding, His eyes, over the nations, keep watch, The rebellious, let them not exalt themselves. Selah.

Who keeps us among the living,
And does not allow our feet to slip or stumble.

Come and hear, all who fear God [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
And I will tell what He has done for me.

Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer
Nor His lovingkindness from me.

Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered;
Let those who hate Him flee before Him.

Sing to God, sing praises to His name;
Lift up a song for Him who rides through the desert—
His name is the Lord—be in good spirits before Him.

A father to those who have no father, a judge of the widows, is God in his holy place.

God settles those who have been deserted in their own homes; he frees prisoners and grants them prosperity. But sinful rebels live in the desert.

the earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the presence of God, even as Sinai also was moved at the presence of God, who is the God of Israel.

The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan];
The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);

“The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee,
And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].”

Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden day by day,
The God who is our salvation! Selah.

Our God is a God who delivers; the Lord, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death.

Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion.

They see your processions, O God -- the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor.

The singers are in front, the musicians follow, strumming their stringed instruments among the maidens who are playing their tambourines.

Bless God in the congregations, [give thanks, gratefully praise Him],
The Lord, you who are from [Jacob] the fountain of Israel.

God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power,

Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

To Him who rides in the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
Behold, He sends out His voice, a mighty and majestic voice.

You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! It is the God of Israel who gives the people power and strength. God deserves praise!

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;
I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

O God, it is You who knows my folly,
And my wrongs are not hidden from You.

Do not let those who wait [confidently] for You be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;
Do not let those who seek You [as necessary for life itself] be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.

Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink;
Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters.

Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

For they have persecuted him whom You have struck,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have pierced and wounded.

The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God [requiring Him as your greatest need], let your heart revive and live.

For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.

Let those be ashamed and humiliated
Who seek my life;
Let them be turned back and humiliated
Who delight in my hurt.

Let them be turned back because of their shame and disgrace
Who say, “Aha, aha!”

May all those who seek You [as life’s first priority] rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”

Upon You have I relied and been sustained from my birth;
You are He who took me from my mother’s womb and You have been my benefactor from that day.
My praise is continually of You.

For my enemies have spoken against me;
Those who watch for my life have consulted together,

They say, "God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!"

Let those who attack my life be ashamed and consumed;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.

Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you?

You who have shown me many troubles and distresses
Will revive and renew me again,
And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

My lips would fain sing praises unto thee; and so would my soul whom thou hast delivered.

All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed.

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

The nomads of the desert will bow before him,
And his enemies will lick the dust.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

Truly God is good to Israel,
To those who are pure in heart.

For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire no one but you on earth.

Yes, look! Those far from you die; you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you.

Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?

Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!

Those who are opposing you roar where we were meeting with you; they unfurl their war banners as signs.

It seems as if one had lifted up
An axe in a forest of trees [to set a record of destruction].

Our own signs, have we not seen, - There is no longer a prophet, - Neither is there with us, one who knoweth - How long!

O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?

But God is my king from ancient times, who brings acts of deliverance throughout the earth.

You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.

O let not he who is oppressed return ashamed. Let a poor and needy man praise thy name.

Do not forget the [clamoring] voices of Your adversaries,
The uproar of those who rise against You, which ascends continually [to Your ears].

We give thanks and praise to You, O God, we give thanks,
For Your [wonderful works declare that Your] name is near;
People declare Your wonders.

“When I select an appointed time,
It is I who judge with equity.

“The earth and all the inhabitants of it melt [in tumultuous times].
It is I who will steady its pillars. Selah.

Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

Make vows to the Lord your God and fulfill them;
Let all who are around Him bring gifts to Him who is to be feared [with awe-inspired reverence].

Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?

You are the [awesome] God who works [powerful] wonders;
You have demonstrated Your power among the people.

That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God.

His raging anger lashed out against them, He sent fury, rage, and trouble as messengers who bring disaster.

Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.

Then he chose his servant David, whom he took from the sheepfold.

We have become an object of taunting to our neighbors [because of our humiliation],
A derision and mockery to those who encircle us.

Pour out Your wrath on the [Gentile] nations that do not know You,
And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.

Let the groaning and sighing of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your power keep safe those who are doomed to die.

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor!

Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit?

and the place of the vineyard that thy righthand hath planted, and the son whom thou madest so strong for thyself.

May you give support to the one you have chosen, to the one whom you raised up for yourself!

He established it for a testimony in Joseph
When He went throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard the language [of One whom] I did not know, saying,

I am the Lord, your God, the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it!'

I would quickly overcome their haters: my hand would be turned against those who make war on them.

(May those who hate the Lord cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!)

Arise, O God, judge the earth!
For it is You who possesses all the nations.

For look, your enemies are making a commotion; those who hate you are hostile.