But -- in the law of Jehovah is his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Not so, the lawless, - but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:

Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,
and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.

The kings of earth take their station, and, grave men, have met by appointment together, - against Yahweh, and against his Anointed One saying :

Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.

Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.

Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled:

Make your request to me, and I will give you the nations for your heritage, and the farthest limits of the earth will be under your hand.

They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

Worship the Lord and serve Him with reverence [with awe-inspired fear and submissive wonder];
Rejoice [yet do so] with trembling.

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah: Thy blessing be upon thy people. Selah

{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.} When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness: in pressure thou hast enlarged me; be gracious unto me, and hear my prayer.

O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? How long will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Offer righteous sacrifices;
Trust [confidently] in the Lord.

There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety. For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David.

For the music director, to be accompanied by wind instruments; a psalm of David. Listen to what I say, Lord! Carefully consider my complaint!

Be attentive to the voice of my cry, My king and my God, For unto Thee I pray habitually.

For, not a GOD finding pleasure in lawlessness, art thou, and wrong can be no guest of thine:

Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight, for thou hatest all them that work vanity.

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

But as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear.

Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me; make your way straight before my face.

For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.

But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.

For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David.

O Lord, do not be bitter with me in your wrath; do not send punishment on me in the heat of your passion.

Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am withered; Jehovah, heal me, for my bones tremble.

The voice of my sorrow is a weariness to me; all the night I make my bed wet with weeping; it is watered by the drops flowing from my eyes.

Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.

'The Erring One,' by David, that he sung to Jehovah concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah, my God, in Thee I have trusted, Save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me.

So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.

O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)

Rise, O Jehovah, in Thine anger, Be lifted up at the wrath of mine adversaries, And awake Thou for me: Judgment Thou hast commanded:

Let the assembly of the nations be gathered around You,
And return on high over them.

The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.

Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.

My shield, is held by God, who is ready to save the upright in heart:

A God to vindicate the righteous, - and yet a Got to be indignant throughout every day.

If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

I will give thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High. For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David.

Out of the mouth of children and sucklings, hast thou laid a foundation of strength, - because of thine adversaries, to make foe and avenger be still.

what is man that you take notice of him, or the son of man that you pay attention to him?

The bird of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, - the passer-by on the paths of the seas?

Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! For the Chief Musician. Set to "The Death of the Son." A Psalm by David.

I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.

The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.

And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

For he sought out bloods, be remembered them: he forget not the cry of the humble.

Be gracious unto me, O Jehovah; consider mine affliction from them that hate me, lifting me up from the gates of death:

That I may declare all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will be joyful in thy salvation.

The nations sank into the pit they made: in the net they hid, their foot was taken by it

The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

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

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

His ways will be in pain in all time; thy judgments high from before him: all his enemies he will puff at them.

He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

Sitting in ambush of the enclosures: in hiding-places he will slay the innocent: his eyes will be hid to the afflicted.

He lies in ambush {secretly,} like a lion in a thicket. He lies in ambush to seize [the] poor; he seizes [the] poor by catching him in his net.

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

He says to himself, "God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices."

Up! O Lord; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.

Thou hast seen it, for thou thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

To the Overseer. -- By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, 'They moved to Thy mountain for the bird?

For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

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

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

Save, O Yahweh, for [the] pious have ceased [to be]; for [the] faithful have vanished from [among the] children of humankind.

The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.

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

The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.

Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!

Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me;

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him! lest mine adversaries be joyful when I am moved.

As for me, I have confided in thy loving-kindness; my heart shall be joyful in thy salvation.

I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me. For the Chief Musician. By David.

To the Overseer. -- By David. A fool hath said in his heart, 'God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

There they tremble with great fear,
For God is with the [consistently] righteous generation.

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

O Yahweh! Who shall be a guest in thy tent? Who shall abide in thy holy mountain?

He hath not slandered by his tongue, He hath not done to his friend evil; And reproach he hath not lifted up Against his neighbour.