To my words, give ear, O Yahweh, Understand thou my softly murmured prayer:

Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

He waits in ambush near the villages;
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

[those] who say, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips [are] on our side. Who [is] master over us?"

To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight.

My steps are on Your paths;
my feet have not slipped.

They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.

O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of upright deportment.

My wounds are of bad odour - they have festered, by reason of my folly:

My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Their inner thoughts are on their homes forever; their dwellings from generation to generation. They even name their lands after themselves.

They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them.

To the Overseer with stringed instruments. -- An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.

Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.

My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.

So that it does not listen to the voice of charmers,
Or of the skillful enchanter casting [cunning] spells.

Look, they pour out [talk] with their mouth. Swords [are] on their lips, for [they say], "Who hears?"

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

God shall be exalted; their blows were the arrow of the simple.

Thou hast crowned the year of Thy goodness, And Thy paths drop fatness.

Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, ye that are of the fountain of Israel.

To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.

{A Psalm of Asaph.} Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

{Maschil of Asaph.} Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

{To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph.} Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

Give ear, O my people, and I will give you my word, O Israel, if you will only do as I say!

I would quickly overcome their haters: my hand would be turned against those who make war on them.

O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

{A Prayer of David.} Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

May there be knowledge of your wonders in the dark? or of your righteousness where memory is dead?

You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day,

Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high.

But You, Lord, are on high forever.

Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoso is walking in a perfect way, he serveth me.

SAMEKH. I hate them that are of a double mind; But thy law do I love.

Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,
like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
until He shows us favor.

The idols of the nations are of silver and gold,
made by human hands.

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

I have said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: give ear, O Jehovah, to the voice of my supplications.

For my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. In you, I take refuge. Don't leave my soul destitute.

When my spirit is overcome, your eyes are on my goings; nets have been secretly placed in the way in which I go.

Everyone's eyes are on you, as you give them their food in due time.