But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.

The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

Why are nations in tumult, and countries plotting in vain?

The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

I will tell the decree; Yahweh said to me: "You are my son; today I have begotten you.

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings; be warned, ye that are judges of the earth.

Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish [on the] way, for his anger burns quickly. Blessed are all [who] take refuge in him.

A Psalm of David, in his fleeing from the face of Absalom his son. Jehovah, how have my distresses multiplied! Many are rising up against me.

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

But you, Yahweh, [are] a shield around me, my glory and the one who lifts up my head.

Offer sacrifices that are righteous, and put your confidence in the LORD.

Many are saying, 'Who doth show us good?' Lift on us the light of Thy face, O Jehovah,

You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.

For you [are] not a God [who] desires wickedness. Evil cannot dwell with you.

The sons of pride have no place before you; you are a hater of all workers of evil.

You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.

Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!

For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

Hold them guilty, O God;
By their own devices let them fall!
In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out,
For they are rebellious against You.

But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, because I am feeble. Heal me, O Yahweh, for my bones are terrified.

In death, there is no memory of you. Who will give you thanks where the dead are?

My eyes are swollen from grief;
they grow old because of all my enemies.

Ashamed and troubled greatly are all mine enemies, They turn back -- ashamed in a moment!

if I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt friendly with me, or hurt them that without any cause are mine enemies;

The countries are assembled all around you; take once more your rightful place over them!

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.

My help cometh of God, who preserveth them that are true of heart.

You have made clear your strength even out of the mouths of babies at the breast, because of those who are against you; so that you may put to shame the cruel and violent man.

What is man, that you are mindful of him? and the son of man, that you visit him?

When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

For You have upheld my just cause;
You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge.

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

The LORD has made himself known, executing judgment. The wicked are ensnared by what their hands have made. Interlude

The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,

for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

Appoint, O Jehovah, a director to them, Let nations know they are men! Selah.

Why do you keep far away, O Lord? why are you not to be seen in times of trouble?

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. 'God is not!' are all his devices.

Pain do his ways at all times, On high are Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries -- he puffeth at them.

His mouth is filled with cursing, with deceits and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and evil.

He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.

You have seen it: for you behold mischief and spite, to repay it with your hand: the poor commits himself unto you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

When the foundations are destroyed, The righteous -- what hath he done?

The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.

He will rain upon the lawless live-coals, Fire and brimstone and a burning wind, are the portion of their cup.

{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.

Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

Who said, 'By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?'

"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."

Sayings of Jehovah are pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold.

The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there are any who understand,
Who seek after God.

They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Are all the workers of iniquity, without knowledge? devouring my people as they devour food! Upon Yahweh, have they not called.

There {they are very fearful} because God [is] with [the] generation of [the] righteous.

The one who despises those who are utterly wicked, but who honors the one who fears the LORD, who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not change,

who does not loan his money with interest, and who does not take a bribe against those who are innocent. The one who does these things will stand firm forever. A special Davidic Psalm.

[Oh my soul] you have said to Yahweh, "You [are] my Lord. I have no good apart from you."

For the holy ones who are in the land, And the honourable, all my delight is in them.

Multiplied are their griefs, Who have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.

Lord, You are my portion
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

Because of men's works that are done against the words of thy lips, I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer.

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

They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

They advance against me; now they surround me.
They are determined
to throw me to the ground.

They are like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.

From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion is in life, And with Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied with sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.

And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake -- because He hath wrath.

And seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger.

He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy, and from them which hate me; for they are too mighty for me. {TYNDALE: He delivered me from my mighty enemy, and from them that hated me and were too strong for me.}

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

For all His judgments are before me, And His statutes I turn not from me.

Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.

Indeed, you are my lamp, Lord. My God illuminates the darkness around me.

You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping.

I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.

I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,

By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

You rescue me from a hostile army; you make me a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.

When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;

Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. The heavens are recounting the honour of God, And the work of His hands The expanse is declaring.

There is no speech, and there are no words. Their voice hath not been heard.

The law of Jehovah is perfect, refreshing the soul, The testimonies of Jehovah are stedfast, Making wise the simple,