Day and night they will surround it upon its walls: and vanity and trouble in her midst

Mischief in her midst: oppression and deceit will not depart from her wide place.

If it were mine enemy that reviled me, I could bear it: or if one that ought me evil will did threaten me, I would hide myself from him.

Who together made sweet the intercourse, we will go into the house of God with the multitude.

As for me, I shall call upon God,
And the Lord will save me.

Evening and morning and at noon I will complain and murmur,
And He will hear my voice.

He will rescue me and protect me from those who attack me, even though they greatly outnumber me.

God will hear and humble them,
Even He who sits enthroned from old— Selah.
Because in them there has been no change [of heart],
And they do not fear God [at all].

Cast your burden on the Lord [release it] and He will sustain and uphold you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken (slip, fall, fail).

But You, O God, will bring down the wicked to the pit of destruction;
Men of blood and treachery will not live out half their days.
But I will [boldly and unwaveringly] trust in You.

{To the chanter, upon the domme stock dove, which flyeth far off: Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath} Be merciful unto me, O God, for men will tread me down: they are daily fighting and troubling me.

When I am afraid,
I will put my trust and faith in You.

In God, whose word I praise;
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not fear.
What can mere man do to me?

All the day they will grieve my words: against me all their purposes for evil

They will sojourn, they will hide, they will watch my heels as they waited for my soul

By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; I know that God is on my side.

In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.

In God have I put my trust and confident reliance; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

Your vows are binding upon me, O God;
I will give thank offerings to You.

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?

Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me,
For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure
Until destruction passes by.

I will cry to God Most High,
Who accomplishes all things on my behalf [for He completes my purpose in His plan].

He will send from heaven and save me;
He calls to account him who tramples me down. Selah.
God will send out His lovingkindness and His truth.

They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast and confident!
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises [to You]!

Awake, my glory!
Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.

I will praise and give thanks to You, O Lord, among the people;
I will sing praises to You among the nations.

To the overseer, Thou wilt not destroy; to David a poem. Will ye indeed speak dumb justice? will ye judge justly, ye sons of man?

Also in heart ye will work evil; in the earth ye will roll the violence of your hands.

Wrath to them according to the likeness of the wrath of a serpent: as the deaf adder will stop its ear;

Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

They will vanish like water that flows by;
they will aim their useless arrows.

Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman’s miscarried child,
they will 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 [unyieldingly] righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance [of God];
He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who judges on the earth.”

Rescue me from my foes, O my God, From them who lift themselves up against me, wilt thou set me on high:

For behold, they lay in wait for my soul: the strong will gather against me; not my transgression and not my sin, O Jehovah.

Not iniquity, they will run and they will prepare: be aroused to meet me, and see.

And thou Jehovah God of armies, God of Israel, awake to review all the nations: thou wilt not compassionate all covering iniquity. Silence.

They will turn back at evening: they will make a noise as a dog, and they will surround the city.

Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying "Who will hear us?"

But You, O Lord, will laugh at them [in scorn];
You scoff at and deride all the nations.

You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.

The God who loves me will help me; God will enable me to triumph over my enemies.

Do not slay them, or my people will forget;
Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down,
O Lord, our shield.

The sin of their mouth is the word on their lips. They will be caught in their own conceit; for they speak curses and lies.

Go ahead and destroy them in anger! Wipe them out, and they will know to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Interlude

They shall turn back at evening; they shall make a noise as a dog, and they will surround the city.

They shall wander to and fro to eat, though they shall not be satisfied; and they will pass the night

As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.

You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! For God is my refuge, the God who loves me.

O God, thou hast rejected us - hast scattered us, Thou hast been angry, Wilt thou restore us?

God has said in his holy place, I will be glad: I will make a division of Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will be measured out.

God has spoken in his sanctuary: "I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem; the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.

Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I put out my shoe; over Philistia will a glad cry be sounded.

Moab is my washbasin. I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia."

Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to Edom?

Have You not rejected us, O God?
And will You not go out with our armies?

Through God we will do great things, for through him our haters will be crushed under our feet.

By God's power we will conquer; he will trample down our enemies.

From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].

I will be a permanent guest in your home; I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. (Selah)

Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.

He will abide before God forever;
Appoint lovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.

Then I will sing praises to your name continually, as I fulfill my vows day after day.

He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.

How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.

Their device is only how to put him out, whom God will exalt; their delight is in lies. They give good words with their mouth, but curse with their heart. Selah.

He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.

Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.

And, thine, O My Lord, is lovingkindness, - For, thou, wilt pay back unto every man - according to his deed.

O God, You are my God; with deepest longing I will seek You;
My soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.

For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.

Just as I am satisfied with the choicest of foods, so my lips will praise you joyfully.

When I think of you in bed, I will meditate on you in the night watches.

For You have been my help,
And in the shadow of Your wings [where I am always protected] I sing for joy.

Enemies seek to destroy my life, but they will descend into the depths of the earth.

Each one will be handed over to the sword; their corpses will be eaten by jackals.

But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

Hear, O God, my voice when I complain, From dread peril by the foe, wilt thou guard my life.

Wilt thou hide me, From the conclave of evil-doers, From the crowd of workers of iniquity.

To shoot down the blameless one in secret things: suddenly they will shoot, and they will not be afraid.

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

They will search out iniquities; they completed a search searched out: and a man drew near, and a deep heart.

But God will shoot them with an [unexpected] arrow;
Suddenly they will be wounded.

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

Then all men will fear [God’s judgment];
They will declare the work of God,
And they will consider and wisely acknowledge what He has done.

The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

In Zion, God, praise silently awaits you, and vows will be paid to you.

Since you hear prayer, everybody will come to you.

Iniquities have prevailed against me: our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.

How blessed is the one you choose, the one you cause to live in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, yes, even with the holiness of your Temple.

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

And they shall be afraid, those dwelling in the ends, from thy signs: the goings forth of the morning and evening thou wilt cause to rejoice.

Thou reviewedst the earth, and thou wilt water it: thou wilt greatly enrich it; the stream of God being full of waters: thou wilt prepare their grain, for so thou wilt prepare it.

Thou givest its furrows to drink to the full: thou wilt cause its incisions to flow down in showers: thou wilt bless its springing up.

Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You.