So that a son of earth may say - Surely there is fruit for the righteous man! Surely there are gods who judge in the earth!

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!

And you, Yahweh, God [of] hosts, [are] the God of Israel. Rouse yourself to punish all the nations. Do not be gracious to any [who] treacherously plot evil. Selah

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

But you are laughing at them, O Lord; you will make sport of all the nations.

O my strength, I will watch for you, because [you], O God, [are] my (high) stronghold.

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

The sin of their mouth is a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.

Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah.

They -- they wander for food, If they are not satisfied -- then they murmur.

But as for me, I will sing of Your mighty strength and power;
Yes, I will sing joyfully of Your lovingkindness in the morning;
For You have been my stronghold
And a refuge in the day of my distress.

My Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, God of Gracious Love, are my fortress. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Lily of The Covenant," for teaching about his battle with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, when Joab returned and attacked 12,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley.

O God, You have rejected us and cast us off. You have broken [down our defenses and scattered] us;
You have been angry; O restore us and turn again to us.

You have made the people see hard times; you have given us the wine of shaking for our drink.

You have made Your people experience hardship;
You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger and fall.

So that your loved ones may be made safe, let your right hand be my salvation, and give me an answer.

That Your beloved ones may be rescued,
Save with Your right hand and answer us.

Have not you put us away, O God? and you have not gone out with our armies.

Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

Give us help against the enemy,
For the help of man is worthless (ineffectual, without purpose).

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Let my cry come to you, O God; let your ears be open to my prayer.

For you have been my secret place, and my high tower from those who made war on me.

Let me dwell in Your tent forever;
Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

For You have heard my vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence].

He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

So I will sing praise to Your name forever,
Paying my vows day by day.

My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my salvation.

How long will ye assail a man; will ye seek, all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?

They only plan to thrust [him] down from his high position; they are pleased [with] deception. With their mouths they bless, but {inwardly} they curse. Selah

For God alone my soul waits in silence and quietly submits to Him,
For my hope is from Him.

Upon God, depend my salvation and mine honour, My rock of strength, my refuge, are in God.

Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

One thing, hath God spoken, Two things, there are which I have heard, That, power, belongeth unto God;

{A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

So I have gazed upon You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.

So will I bless You as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.

My soul is satisfied, even as it were with marrow and fatness, when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips.

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

My soul [my life, my very self] clings to You;
Your right hand upholds me.

They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

O God, let the voice of my grief come to your ear: keep my life from the fear of those who are against me.

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

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

They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart are deep.

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.

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

Thine, are silence and praise, O God, in Zion, - And, to thee, shall be paid the vow.

Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

O the happiness of him whom Thou choosest, And drawest near, he inhabiteth Thy courts, We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, Thy holy 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:

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

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

You have given your blessing to the earth, watering it and making it fertile; the river of God is full of water: and having made it ready, you give men grain.

You make the ploughed lands full of water; you make smooth the slopes: you make the earth soft with showers, sending your blessing on its growth.

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; And the hills are girded with joy.

The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

{To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm.} Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:

Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

“All the earth will [bow down to] worship You [in submissive wonder],
And will sing praises to You;
They will praise Your name in song.” Selah.

Come and see the wonders of God;
His acts for humanity are awe-inspiring.

He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah.)

O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.

Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall pay You my vows,

For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:

Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.

I cried to Him with my mouth, and exaltations were under my tongue.

I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:

But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be God, who has not turned aside my prayer, or his loyal love from me.

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song.} God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

That Your way may be known on earth,
Your salvation and deliverance among all nations.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
For You will judge the people fairly
And guide the nations on earth. Selah.

Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.} Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

As smoke is blown away,
so You blow them away.
As wax melts before the fire,
so the wicked are destroyed before God.

But the righteous are glad;
they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.

O sing unto God, sing praises to his name; magnify him that rideth upon the heavens, as it were upon a horse. Praise him in his name Jah, and rejoice before him.

God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

O God, when You went out before Your people,
When You marched through the wilderness, Selah.

The earth was shaking and the heavens were streaming, because God was present; even Sinai itself was moved before God, the God of Israel.

You, O God, sent abroad plentiful rain;
You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched and weary.

Your flock found a dwelling place in it;
O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.

The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.

Kings with their armies did flee, and were discomfited; and they of the household divided the spoil.

When you lie down [to rest] among the sheepfolds,
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].

The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

You have gone up on high, taking your prisoners with you; you have taken offerings from men; the Lord God has taken his place on the seat of his power.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.