Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example],
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.

Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For the Lord knows and fully approves the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked shall perish.

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:

Let us break their bands in two and cast away their cords from us.

He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn: the Lord shall have them in derision.

Then will he speak to them in his anger, and in his fierce displeasure will he terrify them:

I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

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.

So now, you kings, do what is wise; you rulers of the earth, submit to correction!

Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,

Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way,
For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame.
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!

Many saying to my soul, No salvation to him in God. Silence.

With my voice will I call to Jehovah, and he will answer me from the hill of his holiness. Selah.

Salvation belongs to the Lord;
May Your blessing be upon Your people. Selah.

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.} Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

Ye sons of men, till when is my glory to be put to shame? How long will ye love vanity, will ye seek after a lie? Selah.

And know ye that Jehovah Hath separated a saintly one to Himself. Jehovah heareth in my calling to Him.

Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye thus in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.

Sacrifice ye the sacrifices of justice, and trust to Jehovah.

Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.

In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; for thou, Jehovah, alone makest me to dwell in safety.

{To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.

Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.

For you are not a God who has pleasure in wickedness. Evil can't live with you.

The boastful do not stand before your eyes. You hate all evildoers.

But as for me, I will come into your house, in the full measure of your mercy; and in your fear I will give worship, turning my eyes to your holy Temple.

Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!

But as for the wicked, they do not speak truth at all. Inside them there is only wickedness. Their throat is an open grave, on their tongue is deceitful flattery.

Send them to destruction, O Lord; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall; let them be forced out by all their sins; because they have gone against your authority.

And rejoice do all trusting in Thee, To the age they sing, and Thou coverest them over, And those loving Thy name exult in Thee.

Indeed, you will bless the righteous one, LORD, like a large shield, you will surround him with favor. To the Director: With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.} O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint, frail);
Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.

My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed.
But as for You, O Lord—how long [until You act on my behalf]?

Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love and mercy.

For there is not in death Thy memorial, In Sheol, who doth give thanks to Thee?

I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

Go from me, all you workers of evil; for the Lord has given ear to the voice of my weeping.

The Lord has given ear to my request; the Lord has let my prayer come before him.

All mine enemies shall be put to shame and sore troubled: They shall turn back, they shall be put to shame suddenly.

{Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.} O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:

Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (indeed I have freed him that without cause oppressed me;)

Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. Selah

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.

When, the assembly of peoples, gather round thee, then, above it - on high, do thou return!

The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

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

God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.

He prepares to use deadly weapons against him; he gets ready to shoot flaming arrows.

Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.

The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.

I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

{To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.} O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established praise because of thine adversaries, to still the enemy and the avenger.

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

And causest him to lack a little of Godhead, And with honour and majesty compassest him.

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

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.

{To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.} I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

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

For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.

Thou hast rebuked nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Their name Thou hast blotted out to the age and for ever.

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

And Jehovah to the age abideth, He is preparing for judgment His throne.

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

And Jehovah will be a refuge to the oppressed one, a refuge in times of distress.

They trust in Thee who do know Thy name, For Thou hast not forsaken Those seeking Thee, O Jehovah.

Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.

Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord;
See how I am afflicted by those who hate me,
You who lift me up from the gates of death,

To be known is Yahweh, by the sentence he hath executed, By the doing of his own hands, is he about to strike down the lawless one. Refunding music. Selah.

The wicked do turn back to Sheol, All nations forgetting God.

For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.

Rise up, Lord! Do not let man prevail;
let the nations be judged in Your presence.

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

Why do You stand far away, O Lord?
Why do You hide [Yourself, veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble?

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

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.

He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.

He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.

He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He hides His face and will never see.”

Rise up, O Yahweh; O God, lift up your hand. Do not forget [the] afflicted.

Why has the wicked spurned and shown disrespect to God?
He has said to himself, “You will not require me to account.”

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

Jehovah is king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land!

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

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