But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.

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

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.

“But as for Me, I have installed My King
Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”

But You, O Lord, are a shield about me,
My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

But know that the Lord has set apart the godly man for Himself;
The Lord hears when I call to Him.

Tremble, and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

You have put gladness in my heart,
More than when their grain and new wine abound.

But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house,
At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.

But let all who take refuge in You be glad,
Let them ever sing for joy;
And may You shelter them,
That those who love Your name may exult in You.

And my soul is greatly dismayed;
But You, O Lord—how long?

I am weary with my sighing;
Every night I make my bed swim,
I dissolve my couch with my tears.

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

He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the hole which he made.

His mischief will return upon his own head,
And his violence will descend upon his own pate.

You make him to rule over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,

But the Lord abides forever;
He has established His throne for judgment,

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.

Put them in fear, O Lord;
Let the nations know that they are but men. Selah.

But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted,
But the Lord is his refuge.

In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
But who honors those who fear the Lord;
He swears to his own hurt and does not change;

He does not put out his money at interest,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things will never be shaken.

They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my stay.

For all His ordinances were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.

For You save an afflicted people,
But haughty eyes You abase.

For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God,

They cried for help, but there was none to save,
Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind;
I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.

Some boast in chariots and some in horses,
But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.

They have bowed down and fallen,
But we have risen and stood upright.

O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer;
And by night, but I have no rest.

But I am a worm and not a man,
A reproach of men and despised by the people.

But You, O Lord, be not far off;
O You my help, hasten to my assistance.

For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from him;
But when he cried to Him for help, He heard.

But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
Redeem me, and be gracious to me.

For my father and my mother have forsaken me,
But the Lord will take me up.

A Psalm of David.
To You, O Lord, I call;
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit.

O Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol;
You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit.

For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

I hate those who regard vain idols,
But I trust in the Lord.

But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord,
I say, “You are my God.”

Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call upon You;
Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.

The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord delivers him out of them all.

For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled my soul with fasting,
And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.

But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together;
The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me,
They slandered me without ceasing.

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

He plans wickedness upon his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not despise evil.

For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

But the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord sustains the righteous.

But the wicked will perish;
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures,
They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and gives.

For those blessed by Him will inherit the land,
But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

For the Lord loves justice
And does not forsake His godly ones;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more;
I sought for him, but he could not be found.

But transgressors will be altogether destroyed;
The posterity of the wicked will be cut off.

But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength in time of trouble.

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

But my enemies are vigorous and strong,
And many are those who hate me wrongfully.

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will see and fear
And will trust in the Lord.

But You, O Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up,
That I may repay them.

For by their own sword they did not possess the land,
And their own arm did not save them,
But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,
For You favored them.

But You have saved us from our adversaries,
And You have put to shame those who hate us.

All this has come upon us, but we have not forgotten You,
And we have not dealt falsely with Your covenant.

But for Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.

But man in his pomp will not endure;
He is like the beasts that perish.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol,
For He will receive me. Selah.

But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth?

But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches
And was strong in his evil desire.”

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

There they were in great fear where no fear had been;
For God scattered the bones of him who encamped against you;
You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.

But it is you, a man my equal,
My companion and my familiar friend;

He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has violated his covenant.

His speech was smoother than butter,
But his heart was war;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.

But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.

When I am afraid,
I will put my trust in You.

In God, whose word I praise,
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not be afraid.
What can mere man do to me?

Because of wickedness, cast them forth,
In anger put down the peoples, O God!

You have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in Your book?

In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

They have prepared a net for my steps;
My soul is bowed down;
They dug a pit before me;
They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. Selah.

But You, O Lord, laugh at them;
You scoff at all the nations.

But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;
Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For You have been my stronghold
And a refuge in the day of my distress.

They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;
They delight in falsehood;
They bless with their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.

When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches,

But those who seek my life to destroy it,
Will go into the depths of the earth.

But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him will glory,
For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

But God will shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly they will be wounded.

But certainly God has heard;
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.

But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.

But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable time;
O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with Your saving truth.