For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

But You, Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the One who lifts up my head.

But I enter Your house
by the abundance of Your faithful love;
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice;
let them shout for joy forever.
May You shelter them,
and may those who love Your name boast about You.

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
but establish the righteous.
The One who examines the thoughts and emotions
is a righteous God.

He dug a pit and hollowed it out
but fell into the hole he had made.

But the Lord sits enthroned forever;
He has established His throne for judgment.

But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.

But I have trusted in Your faithful love;
my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance.

You sinners frustrate the plans of the afflicted,
but the Lord is his refuge.

who despises the one rejected by the Lord
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,

But I will see Your face in righteousness;
when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.

They confronted me in the day of my distress,
but the Lord was my support.

with the pure
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.

For You rescue an afflicted people,
but You humble those with haughty eyes.

They cry for help, but there is no one to save them—
they cry to the Lord, but He does not answer them.

Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,
but we take pride in the name of Yahweh our God.

They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand firm.

My God, I cry by day, but You do not answer,
by night, yet I have no rest.

But You are holy,
enthroned on the praises of Israel.

But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by men and despised by people.

But You, Lord, don’t be far away.
My strength, come quickly to help me.

For He has not despised or detested
the torment of the afflicted.
He did not hide His face from him
but listened when he cried to Him for help.

But I live with integrity;
redeem me and be gracious to me.

For His anger lasts only a moment,
but His favor, a lifetime.
Weeping may spend the night,
but there is joy in the morning.

I hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,
but I trust in the Lord.

But I trust in You, Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”

In my alarm I had said,
“I am cut off from Your sight.”
But You heard the sound of my pleading
when I cried to You for help.

Love the Lord, all His faithful ones.
The Lord protects the loyal,
but fully repays the arrogant.

Many pains come to the wicked,
but the one who trusts in the Lord
will have faithful love surrounding him.

Young lions lack food and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord
will not lack any good thing.

Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.

But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.

For they do not speak in friendly ways,
but contrive deceitful schemes
against those who live peacefully in the land.

For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.

But the humble will inherit the land
and will enjoy abundant prosperity.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord supports the righteous.

But the wicked will perish;
the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures,
will fade away—
they will fade away like smoke.

The wicked man borrows and does not repay,
but the righteous one is gracious and giving.

Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land,
but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.

For the Lord loves justice
and will not abandon His faithful ones.
They are kept safe forever,
but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.

Then I passed by and noticed he was gone;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.

But transgressors will all be eliminated;
the future of the wicked will be destroyed.

But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;
many hate me for no reason.

But You, Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up;
then I will repay them.

For they did not take the land by their sword—
their arm did not bring them victory—
but by Your right hand, Your arm,
and the light of Your face,
for You were pleased with them.

But You give us victory over our foes
and let those who hate us be disgraced.

But You have rejected and humiliated us;
You do not march out with our armies.

All this has happened to us,
but we have not forgotten You
or betrayed Your covenant.

But You have crushed us in a haunt of jackals
and have covered us with deepest darkness.

But despite his assets, man will not last;
he is like the animals that perish.

But God will redeem my life
from the power of Sheol,
for He will take me.Selah

A man with valuable possessions
but without understanding
is like the animals that perish.

But God says to the wicked:
“What right do you have to recite My statutes
and to take My covenant on your lips?

You have done these things, and I kept silent;
you thought I was just like you.
But I will rebuke you
and lay out the case before you.

“Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”

But I am like a flourishing olive tree
in the house of God;
I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever.

But it is you, a man who is my peer,
my companion and good friend!

But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.

His buttery words are smooth,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.

God, You will bring them down
to the Pit of destruction;
men of bloodshed and treachery
will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.

They prepared a net for my steps;
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!Selah

Lord, look! They set an ambush for me.
Powerful men attack me,
but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.

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

But I will sing of Your strength
and will joyfully proclaim
Your faithful love in the morning.
For You have been a stronghold for me,
a refuge in my day of trouble.

They only plan to bring him down
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.Selah

But those who seek to destroy my life
will go into the depths of the earth.

But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by Him will boast,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.

But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly, they will be wounded.

You let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but You brought us out to abundance.

But the righteous are glad;
they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.

God provides homes for those who are deserted.
He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious live in a scorched land.

I mourned and fasted,
but it brought me insults.

But as for me, Lord,
my prayer to You is for a time of favor.
In Your abundant, faithful love, God,
answer me with Your sure salvation.

Insults have broken my heart,
and I am in despair.
I waited for sympathy,
but there was none;
for comforters, but found no one.

But as for me—poor and in pain—
let Your salvation protect me, God.

I have become an ominous sign to many,
but You are my strong refuge.

But I will hope continually
and will praise You more and more.

You caused me to experience
many troubles and misfortunes,
but You will revive me again.
You will bring me up again,
even from the depths of the earth.

But as for me, my feet almost slipped;
my steps nearly went astray.

Who do I have in heaven but You?
And I desire nothing on earth but You.

My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart,
my portion forever.

But as for me, God’s presence is my good.
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
so I can tell about all You do.

“I will cut off all the horns of the wicked,
but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”

Your way went through the sea
and Your path through the great waters,
but Your footprints were unseen.

We must not hide them from their children,
but must tell a future generation
the praises of the Lord,
His might, and the wonderful works
He has performed.

so that they might put their confidence in God
and not forget God’s works,
but keep His commands.

But they continued to sin against Him,
rebelling in the desert against the Most High.

Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out;
torrents overflowed.
But can He also provide bread
or furnish meat for His people?”

But they deceived Him with their mouths,
they lied to Him with their tongues,

He cleared a path for His anger.
He did not spare them from death
but delivered their lives to the plague.

He led them safely, and they were not afraid;
but the sea covered their enemies.

But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,
for they did not keep His decrees.

His priests fell by the sword,
but the widows could not lament.

“But My people did not listen to Me;
Israel did not obey Me.

But He would feed Israel with the best wheat.
“I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.”

But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth.

But I call to You for help, Lord;
in the morning my prayer meets You.

But I will not withdraw
My faithful love from him
or betray My faithfulness.

But You have spurned and rejected him;
You have become enraged with Your anointed.