How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.

If a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;
He has bent His bow and made it ready.

For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him.
All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds;
There is no one who does good.

They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.

He does not slander with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

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.

How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit!

A horse is a false hope for victory;
Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.

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

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

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.

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

Yes, I am like a man who does not hear,
And in whose mouth are no arguments.

“Surely every man walks about as a phantom;
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

By this I know that You are pleased with me,
Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.

For the choir director; according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God,”
They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;
There is no one who does good.

Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.

So that it does not hear the voice of charmers,
Or a skillful caster of spells.

Who keeps us in life
And does not allow our feet to slip.

For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.

They say, “How does God know?
And is there knowledge with the Most High?”

A Maskil of Asaph.
O God, why have You rejected us forever?
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

Thus He remembered that they were but flesh,
A wind that passes and does not return.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

A senseless man has no knowledge,
Nor does a stupid man understand this:

They have said, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob pay heed.”

He who planted the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?

Also He blesses them and they multiply greatly,
And He does not let their cattle decrease.

But our God is in the heavens;
He does whatever He pleases.

The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

With which the reaper does not fill his hand,
Or the binder of sheaves his bosom;

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait,
And in His word do I hope.

Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

To Him who alone does great wonders,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man.