O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,

And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.

{Zayin} O think upon thy servant, as concerning thy word, wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust.

{Khet} Thou art my portion, O LORD, I have promised to keep thy law.

Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!

{Tet} O LORD, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant, according unto thy word.

Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.

Thou art good and friendly; O teach me thy statutes.

Good for me that thou didst humble me, so that I shall learn thy laws.

I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled.

O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort, according to the promise that thou hast made unto thy servant.

Mine eyes long sore for thy word, saying, "O when wilt thou comfort me?"

How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou be avenged of mine adversaries?

All thy commandments are true. They persecute me falsely; O be thou my help.

According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!

Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to another; thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.

I will never forget thy commandments, for with them thou quickenest me.

I am Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.

Thou, through thy commandments, hast made me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.

I shrink not from thy judgments, for thou teachest me.

Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.

Thou art my defense and shield; and my trust is in thy word.

Sustain me according to Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not to shame Because of my hope.

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; yea, I shall ever be talking of thy statutes.

Thou treadest down all them that depart from thy statutes, for they imagine but deceit.

Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.

I did judgment and justice: thou wilt not leave me to those oppressing me.

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

Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.

O look thou upon me, and be merciful, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me.

Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.

{Tsadi} Righteous art thou, O LORD, and true is thy judgment.

The testimonies that thou hast commanded are exceeding righteous and true.

I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.

Hear my voice, O LORD, according unto thy loving-kindness; quicken me, as thou art wont.

Be thou nigh at hand also, O LORD, for all thy commandments are true.

As concerning thy testimonies, I have known ever since the beginning that thou hast grounded them for ever.

Resh. See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.

Maintain thou my cause, and defend me; quicken me according unto thy word.

Great is thy mercy, O LORD; quicken me, as thou art wont.

See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.

My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.

My lips shall speak of thy praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

What reward shall be given or done unto thee, thou false tongue?

{A song of the stairs} Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

Bring thou back, O Yahweh, our captives, like channels in the South.

For thou shalt eat the labours of thine own hands; O well is thee, and happy shalt thou be.

The LORD shall so bless thee out of Zion, that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life long.

Yea, that thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

If thou, LORD wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O LORD who may abide it?

But there is mercy with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

Arise, O LORD, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength.

For sake of David thy servant thou wilt not turn away the face of thy Messiah.

He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O thou land of Egypt, upon Pharaoh and all his servants.

O daughter of Babylon, thou shalt come to misery thyself; yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth; for thou hast magnified thy word, according unto thy great name.

When I call upon thee, thou hearest me, and endowest my soul with much strength.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me; thou shalt stretch forth thine hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy righthand shall save me.

Yahweh, will carry through my cause, - O Yahweh! thy lovingkindness, is age-abiding, The works of thine own hands, do not thou desert.

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} O LORD, thou searchest me out, and knowest me.

Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising; thou understandest my thoughts afar off.

Thou art about my path and about my bed, and spiest out all my ways.

For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but thou, O LORD, knowest it altogether.

Thou hast fashioned me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

If I climb up into heaven, thou art there; if I go down to hell, thou art there also.

For my reins are thine, thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

Wilt thou not slay the wicked, O God, that the bloodthirsty might depart from me?

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

But my saying is unto the LORD, "Thou art my God; hear the voice of my prayer, O LORD!"

O LORD. O LORD God, thou strength of my health; thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

Thou wilt not give, O Jehovah, the desires of the unjust one: thou wilt not bring forth his device; they will be lifted up. Silence.

O Yahweh, I have cried unto thee, Make thou haste to me, Give ear unto my voice, when I cry to thee.

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

Thou wilt not incline my heart to an evil word, to work works in injustice with men doing iniquity: and I will not eat upon their dainties.

For to thee, O Jehovah my Lord, are mine eyes: in thee I put my trust; thou wilt not make my soul naked.

When my spirit is in heaviness, thou knowest my path: in the way wherein I walk have they privily laid a snare for me.

Therefore do I cry unto thee, O LORD, and say, "Thou art my hope and my portion in the land of the living!"

Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy name - which thing if thou wilt grant me, then shall the righteous resort unto my company.

And thou wilt not come into judgment with thy servant, for all living shall not be justified before thee.

Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down to the pit.

O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning; for in thee is my trust. Show thou me the way that I should walk in; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee; for thou art my God. Let thy loving spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.

For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,

And in thy mercy thou wilt cut off mine enemies, and thou destroyedst all those pressing my soul: for I am thy servant

LORD, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him? Or the son of man, that thou so regardest him?

O Jehovah, incline thy heavens, and thou wilt come down: touch upon the mountains and they shall smoke.

Flash forth lightning, that thou mayest scatter them, Send out thine arrows, that thou mayest confound them:

Thou that givest victory unto kings, and hast delivered David thy servant from the peril of the sword.

The eyes of all wait upon thee, O LORD; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Thou openest thine hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness.

Laud thou, O Jerusalem, Yahweh, Praise thy God, O Zion:

Thou wild-beast, and all ye cattle, crawling creature, and bird of wing;