The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

I will tell of the decree. The LORD said to me, "You are my son. Today I have become your father.

Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.

LORD, how my adversaries have increased. Many are those who rise up against me.

Many there are who say of my soul, "There is no help for him in God." Selah.

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

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 has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can't live with you.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongue they are deceitful.

Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint. LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

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.

Put them in fear, LORD. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

His ways are prosperous at all times. Your judgments are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.

He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.

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

If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"

The words of the LORD are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.

My soul, you have said to the LORD, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."

As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again until they are consumed.

The LORD's precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. The LORD's commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever. The LORD's ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.

More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

They are bowed down and fallen, but we rise up, and stand upright.

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.

I was thrown on you from my mother's womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.

I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.

But do not be far off, LORD. You are my help: hurry to help me.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long.

LORD, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, for they are from old times.

All the paths of the LORD are loving kindness and truth to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

My eyes are ever on the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses.

Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred.

To you, LORD, I call. My rock, do not be deaf to me; lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.

For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name's sake lead me and guide me.

Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for you are my stronghold.

For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

But I trust in you, LORD. I said, "You are my God."

My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

Do not be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous. Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.

The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

Do not let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause and wink their eyes.

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. LORD, you preserve man and animal.

There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright in the way.

For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

The steps of a man are established by the LORD, and he delights in his way.

For the LORD loves justice, and doesn't forsake his holy ones. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.

Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.

They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

Many, LORD, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can't be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.

But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Do not delay, my God.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God. For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God. For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God. For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.

You are my King, God. Command victories for Jacob.

You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.

You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.

Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king's enemies.

Kings' daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.

Therefore we won't be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;

though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Selah.

The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted.

This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.

They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.

I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me.

I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.

Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies do not depart from her streets.

He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.

My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren't they in your book?

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

My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

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