[A song of ascents.] Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.

They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,

Neither do they who go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

I will abundantly supply what she needs; I will give her poor all the food they need.

The nations' idols are made of silver and gold, they are man-made.

They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusts in them.

For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

O Lord, keep in mind against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; how they said, Let it be uncovered, uncovered even to its base.

All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth.

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.

Your eyes did see my substance, being yet unformed; and in your book they were all written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.

If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with you.

For they speak against you wickedly, and your enemies take your name in vain.

My hate for them is complete; my thoughts of them are as if they were making war on me.

Who imagine evil in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set traps for me. Selah.

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

May those who surround me discover that the trouble they talk about falls on their own head!

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the traps of the workers of iniquity.

They who are lawless, shall fall into the nooses thereof, while, I, at the same time, pass on.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then you knew my path. In the way in which I walked have they secretly laid a snare for me.

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.

Bow your heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare.

The splendour of the glory of thy majesty, shall they speak, and, thy wonders, will I utter.

They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts,
and I will declare Your greatness.

They shall abundantly utter the memory of your great goodness, and shall sing of your righteousness.

They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk of your power;

You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.

Their life's breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.

He provides the animals with their food,
and the young ravens, what they cry for.

He has not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise you the LORD.

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.

And He establisheth them for ever to the age, A statute He gave, and they pass not over.

They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour is above earth and heavens.

They praise His name in a dance, With timbrel and harp sing praise to Him.

Exult do saints in honour, They sing aloud on their beds.

May they praise God while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,

as they bring retribution to nations and punishment to nations,

They bind their kings in chains, and their nobles in iron shackles,

that they may be avenged of them, as it is written. Such honour have all his saints. Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah!