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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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,

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,

The precepts of Jehovah are upright, Rejoicing the heart, The command of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes,

The fear of Jehovah is clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah are true, They have been righteous -- together.

They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.

The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.

Remember Thy mercies, O Jehovah, And Thy kindnesses, for from the age are they.

All the paths of Jehovah are kindness and truth, To those keeping His covenant, And His testimonies.

Mine eyes are continually unto Jehovah, For He bringeth out from a net my feet.

Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified are my reins and my heart.

In Thy hand are my times, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from my pursuers.

Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.

Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!

Many are the pains of the wicked; As to him who is trusting in Jehovah, Kindness doth compass him.

Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.

They looked expectingly unto Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.

The eyes of Jehovah are unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.

Many are the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.

Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

Jehovah redeemeth the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!

They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.

They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.'

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

Thy righteousness is as mountains of God, Thy judgments are a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.

For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

From Jehovah are the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

My heart is panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.

Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.

And mine enemies are lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.

Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, in vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.

They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.

They are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, 'Aha, aha.'

All seeking Thee rejoice and are glad in Thee, Those loving Thy salvation say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified.'

Thine arrows are sharp, -- Peoples fall under Thee -- In the heart of the enemies of the king.

Daughters of kings are among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.

In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins -- after her -- her companions, Are brought to thee.

They are brought with joy and gladness, They come into the palace of the king.

Instead of thy fathers are thy sons, Thou dost appoint them for princes in all the earth.

Roar -- troubled are its waters, Mountains they shake in its pride. Selah.

Nobles of peoples have been gathered, With the people of the God of Abraham, For to God are the shields of earth, Greatly hath He been exalted!

Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.

My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart are things of understanding.

Their heart is: Their houses are to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands.

This their way is folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.

Not for thy sacrifices do I reprove thee, Yea, thy burnt-offerings Are before Me continually.

Understand this, I pray you, Ye who are forgetting God, Lest I tear, and there is no deliverer.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise.

By day and by night they go round it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness are in its midst,

Mischiefs are in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.

Desolations are upon them, They go down to Sheol -- alive, For wickedness is in their dwelling, in their midst.

Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart is war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they are drawn swords.

Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many are fighting against me, O most High,

All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts are for evil,

My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou -- place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?

On me, O God, are Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.

My soul is in the midst of lions, I lie down among flames -- sons of men, Their teeth are a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.

For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.

Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords are in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'

The sin of their mouth is a word of their lips, And they are captured in their pride, And from the curse and lying they recount.

Consume in fury, consume and they are not, And they know that God is ruling in Jacob, To the ends of the earth. Selah.

They -- they wander for food, If they are not satisfied -- then they murmur.

Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

Only -- vanity are the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity are lighter.

They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart are deep.

O the happiness of him whom Thou choosest, And drawest near, he inhabiteth Thy courts, We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, Thy holy temple.

And the inhabitants of the uttermost parts From Thy signs are afraid, The outgoings of morning and evening Thou causest to sing.

Clothed have lambs the flock, And valleys are covered with corn, They shout -- yea, they sing!

Say to God, 'How fearful are Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God -- scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.