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.

'Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.'

Turn back, O Jehovah, draw out my soul, Save me for Thy kindness' sake.

I have been weary with my sighing, I meditate through all the night on my bed, With my tear my couch I waste.

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

If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

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 help cometh of God, who preserveth them that are true of heart.

O enemy! desolations were wholly finished, and thou didst tear down cities; their remembrance perished with them.

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

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion. Selah.)

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

For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?

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

For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows within the quiver, that they may privily shoot at them which are true of heart.

On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full.

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

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.

The whole have turned aside, Together they have been filthy: There is not a doer of good, not even one.

His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way.

he made my feet like the deer's, and on my high places he makes me stand.

The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

To the Chief Musician, on the deer of the dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me, and are far from my deliverance, and from the words of my groaning?

Thou wilt not remove far from me, for straits draw near; for none helping.

Rescue my life from the sword,
My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner).

This is the generation that seeks him. Those who seek your face are the true seed of Jacob. Interlude

Be my guide and teacher in the true way; for you are the God of my salvation; I am waiting for your word all the day.

Lord, your house has been dear to me, and the resting-place of your glory.

When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh-- my adversaries and my enemies [who drew near] to me-- they themselves stumbled and fell.

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

Because they do not consider
what the Lord has done
or the work of His hands,
He will tear them down and not rebuild them.

The voice of Yahweh causes deer to give birth and strips [the] forests bare. And at his temple all in it say, "Glory!"

Chanting a song of consecration of the house of David. I will exalt thee, O Jehovah, for thou didst draw me out, and thou didst not gladden mine enemies to me.

For you are my Rock and my strong tower; go in front of me and be my guide, because of your name.

Draw me out of the net that they have hidden for me; for thou art my strength.

Into your hands I give my spirit; you are my saviour, O Lord God for ever true.

For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

For this all the godly shall pray to thee for the time of finding: only for the inundation of many waters they shall not draw near to him.

Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.

For the word of the LORD is true, and all his works are faithful.

Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?
Rescue my life from their destructions,
My only life from the young lions.

The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.

Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.

For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character].

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

“With rebukes You discipline man for sin;
You consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And to my cry give ear, Unto my tear be not silent, For a sojourner I am with Thee, A settler like all my fathers.

He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.

I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O Lord, you know this is true.

Your righteousness has not been folded away in my heart; I have made clear your true word and your salvation; I have not kept secret your mercy or your faith from the great meeting.

Let them turn pale and then at once blush, who are seeking my life to snatch it away, - Let them draw back, and be confounded, who are taking pleasure in my calamity;

As a deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.

My tear hath been to me bread day and night, In their saying unto me all the day, 'Where is thy God?'

O send out your light and your true word; let them be my guide: let them take me to your holy hill, and to your tents.

Our heart drew not back, and thou wilt not incline our going from thy path;

And go nobly on in your power, because you are good and true and without pride; and your right hand will be teaching you things of fear.

And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

Jehovah of Hosts is with us, A tower for us is the God of Jacob. Selah.

Jehovah of hosts is with us, A tower for us is the God of Jacob! Selah.

He will give us our heritage, the glory of Jacob who is dear to him. (Selah.)

God in her high places is known for a tower.

note its ramparts; tour its citadels
so that you can tell a future generation:

As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips!

Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

True sacrifice to God is a broken spirit. A broken and chastened heart, God, you will not despise.

but God will pull you down forever. He will snatch you and tear you away from [your] tent, and [he] will uproot you from [the] land of [the] living. Selah

“Look, [this is] the man who would not make God his strength [his stronghold and fortress],
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
Taking refuge in his wealth.”

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

They all drew back: together they were corrupt; none doing good, not even one.

They were divided from the wrath of his mouth, and his heart drew near: his words were soft above oil, and they drawn swords.

My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou -- place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?

To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure, by David. Is it true, O dumb one, righteously ye speak? Uprightly ye judge, O sons of men?

The evil-doers are strange from the first; from the hour of their birth they go out of the true way, saying false words.

God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs.

Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.

Because of his strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower.

But I will sing of thy strength; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning: For thou hast been my high tower, And a refuge in the day of my distress.

Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises: For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

You made the earth tremble; You tore it; heal the breaks of it, for it is shaking.

For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

You will prolong the king’s life [adding days upon days];
His years will be like many generations.

He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.

He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my high tower; I shall not be moved.

Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him.
God is a refuge for us. Selah.

They will search out iniquities; they completed a search searched out: and a man drew near, and a deep heart.

The righteous shall rejoice in the LORD, and put his trust in him; and all they that are true of heart, shall be glad.