Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight is only in the Law of Jehovah; and in His Law he meditates day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivulets of water that brings forth its fruit in its seasons, and its leaf shall not wither, and all which he does shall be blessed.

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on a vain thing?

Let us break their bands in two and cast away their cords from us.

He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; Jehovah shall mock at them.

Then He shall speak to them in His anger, and trouble them in His wrath.

Yea, I have set My king on My holy hill, on Zion.

You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled in but a little time. Blessed are all who put their trust in Him.

A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O Lord, how my foes have increased! Many are the ones who rise up against me.

Many are saying of my soul, There is no deliverance for him in God. Selah.

But You, O Jehovah, are a shield for me; my glory, the One who lifts up my head.

Arise, O Jehovah; save me, O my God; for You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone. You have broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Salvation belongs to Jehovah. Your blessing is on Your people. Selah.

To the Chief Musician, for stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness; You gave room to me in trouble; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

But know that Jehovah has set apart the godly for Himself. Jehovah hears when I call to Him.

Tremble, and sin not; speak within your own heart on your bed and be still. Selah.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and trust in Jehovah.

There are many who say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift up the light of Your face on us.

You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their grain and their wine increased.

I will lie down, both in peace and in sleep. For You alone, Jehovah, make me dwell in safety.

My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Jehovah; in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will look up.

The foolish shall not stand in Your sight. You hate all doers of iniquity.

But I, in the abundance of Your grace, I will come into Your house; I will worship in Your fear toward Your holy temple.

Lead me, O Jehovah, in Your righteousness, because of my enemies; make Your way straight before my face.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is wickedness; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

Hold them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.

But let all who put their trust in You rejoice; let them always shout for joy, because You defend them. And let those who love Your name be joyful in You.

To the Chief Musician, for eight-stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in Your anger, nor chasten me in the heat of Your fury.

Have mercy on me, O Jehovah, for I am weak; O Jehovah, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

For in death there is no memory of You; in the grave who shall give You thanks?

I am weary in my groaning; all the night I make my bed swim; I melt my couch with my tears.

Let all my enemies be ashamed and exceedingly troubled; let them turn back and be ashamed in a moment.

A song of David, which he sang to Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. O Jehovah my God, in You I put my trust; save me from all who pursue me, and deliver me,

lest he tear my soul like a lion, tearing it in pieces, and there is no one to deliver.

O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; if there is iniquity in my hands;

if I have rewarded evil to my friend, or if I have delivered one oppressing me without cause;

let the enemy persecute my soul and take it; yea, let him trample down my life on the earth and lay my honor in the dust. Selah.

Arise, O Jehovah, in Your anger; lift up Yourself because of the rage of my enemies, and awake for me to the judgment which You have commanded.

And the congregation of the peoples shall surround You; and over it You will return on high.

Jehovah shall judge the people; judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity on me.

O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.

My defense is from God, who saves the upright in heart.

Behold, he labors in pain with iniquity, and he has conceived mischief, and has brought forth falsehood.

His mischief shall return on his own head, and his violence shall come on his own crown.

To the Chief Musician, on the harp. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens!

When I look at Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars which You have established;

O Jehovah, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!

I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

When my enemies have turned back, they shall fall and perish before You.

For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat in the throne judging right.

The desolations of the enemy have come to an end forever, and You have destroyed the cities; their memorial has perished with them.

And He shall judge the world in righteousness; He shall judge the peoples in uprightness.

Jehovah also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Jehovah, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Sing praises to Jehovah, who dwells in Zion; declare among the nations His deeds.

Have mercy on me, O Jehovah; see my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death,

so that I may declare all Your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion; I will rejoice in Your salvation.

The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; their foot is caught in the net which they hid.

Jehovah is known. He has executed judgment; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. A meditation. Selah.

Arise, O Jehovah; let not man be strong. Let the nations be judged in Your sight.

Put them in fear, O Jehovah, let the nations know they are but men. Selah.

Why do You stand afar off, O Jehovah? Will You hide in times of trouble?

The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be taken in the plans that they have imagined.

Through the pride of his face the wicked will not seek Him; There is no God in all his schemes.

He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved; from generation to generation, never in evil!

He sits in the hiding-places of the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the poor.

He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den. He lies in wait to catch the poor; he catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

He has said in his heart, God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will not see forever!

Why do the wicked condemn God? He has said in his heart, You will not judge.

Break the arm of the wicked and the evil one; seek out his wickedness, until You find none.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I put my trust in Jehovah; how can you say to me, Flee like a bird to the mountains;

for lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, so that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.

Jehovah is in His holy temple; Jehovah's throne is in Heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids examine the children of men.

Jehovah tries the righteous; but His soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence,

On the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone; and a horrible tempest shall be the portion of their cup.

For the righteous Jehovah loves righteousness; His face looks on the upright.

To the Chief Musician, on eight. A Psalm of David. Help, Jehovah, for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the sons of men.

They speak vanity each one with his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

that has said, With our tongue we shall do much; our lips are our own; who is lord over us?

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, I will now arise, says Jehovah. I will set in safety, he pants for it.

The Words of Jehovah are pure Words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is praised by the sons of men.

How long shall I take counsel in my heart having sorrow in my heart daily? How long shall my enemy be lifted up over me?

lest my enemy say, I have overcome him, and my foes rejoice when I am shaken.

But I have trusted in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God! They acted corruptly; they have done abominable works, there is none who does good.

Jehovah looked down from Heaven on the sons of men, to see if there were any who understood and sought God.

All have gone aside, together they are filthy; there is none who does good, no, not one.

Have all the workers of iniquity not known, eating up My people as they eat bread? They have not called on Jehovah.

There they were in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.

Who will bring the salvation of Israel out of Zion? When Jehovah brings back the captivity of His people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who shall dwell in Your tabernacle? Who shall dwell on Your holy hill?

He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart;

in whose eyes the reprobate is despised, but he honors those who fear Jehovah; he has sworn to his hurt, and does not change it;

A Secret Treasure of David. Watch over me, O God; for in You do I put my trust.

As to the saints in the earth, they are the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

Their sorrows shall be multiplied who run after another god. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood; and I will not take their names on my lips.