O Blessed is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in his law will he exercise himself, day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf, also, shall not wither; and, look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.

As for the ungodly, it is not so with them: but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.

Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

I will not be afraid for ten thousands of the people that have set themselves against me.

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. Selah.

Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight, for thou hatest all them that work vanity.

{To the Chanter in Neginoth upon Sheminith, a Psalm of David} O LORD, rebuke me not in thine indignation, neither chasten me in thy displeasure.

I am weary of my groaning; every night wash I my bed, and water my couch with my tears.

If a man will not turn, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready.

And why? For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them, and forgetteth not the complaint of the poor.

The Heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the same net which they hid privily, is their own foot taken.

For the poor shall not always be forgotten; the patient abiding of the meek shall not perish forever.

The ungodly is so proud and full of indignation, that he careth not for God: neither is God in all his thoughts.

For he lieth waiting secretly; even as a lion lurketh he in his den, that he may ravish the poor. He doth ravish the poor when he getteth him into his net.

Arise, O LORD God, and lift up thine hand; forget not the poor.

Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme God, while he doth say in his heart, "Tush, thou God careth not for it?"

{To the Chanter upon Sheminith, a Psalm of David} Help me, LORD, for there is not one godly man left: for the faithful are diminished from among the children of men.

Consider, and hear me, O LORD my God. Lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death,

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The fool hath said in his heart, "Tush, there is no God." They are corrupt, and become abominable in their doings; there is none that doeth good, no not one.

But they are all gone out of the way, they are all together become abominable: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

Have they no knowledge, that they are all such workers of mischief, eating up my people as it were bread, and call not upon the LORD?

He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour, and hath not slandered his neighbours.

He that sitteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes, and maketh much of them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not, though it were to his own hindrance.

He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent. Whoso doeth these things shall never fall.

But they that run after another god shall have great trouble. Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their names within my lips.

I will thank the LORD for giving me warning: my reins also chasten me in the night season.

I have set the LORD always before me; for he is on my righthand. Therefore I shall not fall.

For why? Thou shalt not leave my soul in hell, neither shalt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

{A Prayer of David} Hear the right, O LORD; consider my complaint, and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night season; thou hast tried me, and shalt find no wickedness in me, for I am utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend.

O hold thou up my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps slip not.

Because I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not forsaken my God, as the wicked doth. {TYNDALE: For I kept the ways of the LORD, and did no wickedness, forsaking my God.}

For I have an eye unto all his laws, and will not cast out his commandments from me. {TYNDALE: But I had all his laws in my sight, and I turned my face from none of his ordinances.}

Thou shalt make room enough under me for to go, that my footsteps shall not slide. {TYNDALE: And thou madest me space to walk in, that my feet should not stumble.}

I will follow upon mine enemies, and overtake them; neither will I turn again till I have destroyed them. {TYNDALE: I followed mine enemies and destroyed them, and turned not again until I had consumed them.}

I will smite them, that they shall not be able to stand, but fall under my feet. {TYNDALE: I wasted them and so clouted them, that they could not arise: but fell under my feet.}

They shall cry, but there shall be none to help them: Yea, even unto the LORD shall they cry, but he shall hear them not. {TYNDALE: They looked for help, but none came to save them: unto the LORD they cried, but he heard them not.}

Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the people, and thou shalt make me the head of the Heathen. A people whom I have not known shall serve me. {TYNDALE: And thou deliveredst me from the dissension of my people, and keepest me to be a head over nations, for the people which I knew not became my servants.}

One day telleth another, and one night certifieth another.

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not denied him the request of his lips. Selah.

And why? Because the king putteth his trust in the LORD; and in the mercy of the most highest he shall not miscarry.

For they intended mischief against thee, and imagined such a device as they are not able to perform.

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not: and in the night season also I take no rest.

They called upon thee, and were helped: they put their trust in thee, and were not confounded.

O go not far from me then, for trouble is hard at hand, and here is none to help me.

But be not thou far from me, O LORD; thou art my succor. Haste thee to help me.

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the low estate of the poor: he hath not hid his face from him, but when he called unto him, he heard him.

Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart, and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.

My God, I have put my trust in thee. O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over me.

For all they that hope in thee shall not be ashamed; but such as transgress without a cause shall be put to confusion.

O remember not the sins and offenses of my youth; but according to thy mercy think upon me, O LORD, for thy goodness.

Mine eyes are ever looking unto the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

O keep my soul, and deliver me; let me not be confounded, for I have put my trust in thee.

{A Psalm of David} Be thou my Judge, O LORD, for I walk innocently. My trust hath been also in the LORD; therefore shall I not fall.

I have not dwelt with vain persons; neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful.

I hate the congregation of the wicked, and will not sit among the ungodly.

O shut not up my soul with the sinners, nor my life with the bloodthirsty,

Though a host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid; and though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him.

O hide not thou thy face from me, nor cast thy servant away in displeasure. Thou hast been my succor; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God my Saviour.

Deliver me not over into the will of mine adversaries; for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and such as imagine mischief.

{A Psalm of David} Unto thee will I cry, O LORD, my strength; think no scorn of me, lest, if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like them that go down into the pit.

O pluck me not away, neither destroy me with the ungodly and wicked doers, which speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine mischief in their hearts.

For they regard not in their mind the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands: therefore shall he break them down, and not build them up.

{A Psalm and song of the dedication of the house of David} I will magnify thee, O LORD; for thou hast set me up, and not suffered my foes to triumph over me.

For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, and in his pleasure is life; heaviness may well endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me, for thou art my strength.

Let me not be confounded, O LORD, for I have called upon thee: let the ungodly be put to confusion, and put to silence in the grave.

For thy hand is heavy upon me both day and night, and my moisture is like the drought in Summer. Selah.

I will acknowledge my sin unto thee; and mine unrighteousness have I not hid. I said, "I will confess my sins unto the LORD." And so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. Selah.

For this shall every saint make his prayer unto thee in due season; but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him.

Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding, whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, if they will not obey thee.

They had an eye unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed.

He keepeth all his bones, so that not one of them is broken.

The LORD delivereth the souls of his servants, and all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute.

For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause; yea, and made a pit for my soul, which I never deserved.

Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net that he hath laid privily catch himself, that he may fall into his own mischief.

False witnesses are risen up, and lay to my charge things that I know not.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: Yea, the very lame came together against me unawares, making mouths at me, and ceased not.

O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly; neither let them wink with their eyes, that hate me without a cause.

And why? Their communing is not for peace, but they imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

This thou seest, O LORD. Hold not thy tongue then; go not far from me, O LORD.

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not triumph over me.

Let them not say in their hearts, "There! There! So would we have it!" Neither let them say, "We have devoured him."

O let not the foot of pride overtake me; O let not the hand of the ungodly cast me down.

There are they fallen, all that work wickedness; they are cast down, and shall not be able to stand.

{A Psalm of David} Fret not thyself because of the ungodly; neither be thou envious against the evil doers.

Hold thee still in the LORD, and abide patiently upon him: but grieve not thyself at one that hath prosperity, and liveth in abomination.

Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure; let not thy jealousy move thee also to do evil.

They shall not be confounded in the perilous time; and in the days of dearth they shall have enough.

The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again, but the righteous is merciful and liberal.

Though he fall, he shall not be hurt, for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

For the LORD loveth the thing that is right; he forsaketh not his saints, but they are preserved forever. The unrighteous shall be punished; as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out.

The law of his God is in his heart; therefore shall not his footsteps slide.

But the LORD will not leave him in his hands, nor condemn him when he is judged.

{To the Chanter, To Bring Remembrance} Put me not to rebuke, O LORD, in thy anger; O chasten me not in thy heavy displeasure.

LORD, thou knowest all my desire, and my groaning is not hid from thee.

As for me, I was like a deaf man and heard not; as one that were dumb, not opening his mouth.

I am become as a man that heareth not: and that can make no resistance with his mouth.