Our God is the God of salvation; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth even from death.

The singers go in front, the players of instruments last;
Between them the maidens playing on tambourines.

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

Of him that rideth upon the heavens, the heavens which are of old: lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.

Ascribe strength to God;
His majesty is over Israel
And His strength is in the skies.

O God, You are awesome and profoundly majestic from Your sanctuary;
The God of Israel gives strength and power to His people.
Blessed be God!

{To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

My feet are deep in the soft earth, where there is no support; I have come into deep waters, the waves are flowing over me.

I am exhausted from calling for help. My throat is parched. My eyes are strained from looking for God.

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, You know my folly;
My wrongs are not hidden from You.

Let them not be ashamed, through me, Who have waited for thee, O My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, - Let them not be confounded, through me, Who are seeking thee, O God of Israel!

For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

They who sit in the gate talk against me, - And against me are the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.

But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.

And thou wilt not hide thy face from thy servant; for straits are to me.: hasten to answer me.

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

You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor [how I am insulted];
My adversaries are all before You [each one fully known].

Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.

May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them];
And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.

Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.

Because they are cruel to him against whom your hand is turned; they make bitter the grief of him who is wounded by you.

They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.

The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, let your heart revive.

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 are loyal to him will live in it.

May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

Let them turn back because of their shame, Who are saying, 'Aha, aha.'

Let all them be glad and rejoice in thee, Yea, let them, who are seekers of thee, - say continually, God be magnified! Who are lovers of thy salvation.

But I am afflicted and needy;
Come quickly to me, O God!
You are my help and my rescuer;
O Lord, do not delay.

Rescue and deliver me, because you are righteous. Turn your ear to me and save me.

Be to me a rock of refuge and a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually come;
You have given the commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.

For You are my hope;
O Lord God, You are my trust and the source of my confidence from my youth.

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.

I am as a wonder to many,
For You are my strong refuge.

For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

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

My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.

And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me,
Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation,
Your power to all who are to come.

Your many righteous deeds, God, are great,

I will give praise to you with instruments of music, O my God, for you are true; I will make songs to you with music, O Holy One of Israel.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

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.

Let those who are against him go down before him; and let his haters be low in the dust.

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

He will redeem them from oppression and violence, since their lives are precious in his sight.

The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

A psalm by Asaph. Certainly God is good to Israel, and to those whose motives are pure!

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

For they suffer no pain; their bodies are strong and well-fed.

They are immune to the trouble common to men; they do not suffer as other men do.

For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

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

If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.

How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

They are like a dream after one wakes up. O Lord, when you awake you will despise them.

My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

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?

Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom you took for yourself as the people of your heritage; even this mountain of Zion, which has been your resting-place.

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

They are cutting down, like a man whose blade is lifted up against the thick trees.

And now they are tearing down all its engravings with axes and crowbars.

We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.

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?

Why are you keeping back your hand, and covering your right hand in your robe?

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, and your name is near. Your wonderful deeds are told.

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

And all horns of the wicked I cut off, Exalted are the horns of the righteous!

You are glorious and resplendent,
More majestic than the mountains of prey.

The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

You, even You, are to be feared [with the submissive wonder of reverence];
Who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?

Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.

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].

I will keep God in memory, with sounds of grief; my thoughts are troubled, and my spirit is overcome. (Selah.)

My thoughts go back to the days of the past, to the years which are gone.

The memory of my song comes back to me in the night; my thoughts are moving in my heart; my spirit is searching with care.

Has God put away the memory of his pity? are his mercies shut up by his wrath? (Selah.)

O God, your deeds are extraordinary! What god can compare to our great God?

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

The waters have seen Thee, O God, The waters have seen Thee, They are afraid -- also depths are troubled.

Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

So that a later generation doth know, Sons who are born, do rise and recount to their sons,

And they are not like their fathers, A generation apostate and rebellious, A generation! it hath not prepared its heart, Nor stedfast with God is its spirit.

And they eat, and are greatly satisfied, And their desire He bringeth to them.

And He remembereth that they are flesh, A wind going on -- and it returneth not.

{A Psalm of Asaph.} O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

And we are thy people and the sheep of thy pasture: we will confess to thee forever: to generation and generation we will recount thy praise.

For the choir director; set to El Shoshannim; Eduth. A Psalm of Asaph.
Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel,
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!

O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.

You make us a cause of war among our neighbours; our haters are laughing at us among themselves.

God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.